Software Engineer - Backend, Standalone Apps Team

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

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Job summary

Meta in Menlo Park, CA is seeking a senior backend engineer to design, build, and own scalable backend services and APIs. You will set technical direction, improve reliability, and partner with client, ML, and product teams to deliver end-to-end features.

You will mentor engineers and help elevate cross-functional collaboration across teams. The role requires a strong track record in shipping backend systems at scale, deep knowledge of distributed systems, data modeling, and API design, with a

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of software engineering experience with substantial backend or server-side work.
• Strong distributed systems, data modeling, API, and reliability expertise.
• Proven track record shipping backend systems at scale and leading technical direction independently.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and own backend services and APIs for the product.
• Set technical direction, improve quality and operational practices.
• Partner with client, ML, and product teams to deliver features end to end.
• Mentor engineers and guide technical collaboration across teams.

Skills

Backend Engineering

API Design

Distributed Systems

System Design

Data Modeling

Service Reliability

Observability

Technical Leadership

Mentoring

Cross-Functional Collaboration

High-Throughput Systems

Low-Latency Systems

Machine Learning Systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field

Job description

Design, build, and own backend services and APIs for the product, ensuring systems remain reliable, fast, and cost-efficient as usage grows. Set technical direction, improve quality and operational practices, partner with client, ML, and product teams to deliver features end to end, and mentor engineers.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience, plus 12 or more years of software engineering experience with substantial backend or server-side work. Candidates should have strong distributed systems, data modeling, API, and reliability expertise, a record of shipping backend systems at scale, and experience leading technical direction independently.

Key Skills

Backend Engineering, Backend Services, API Design, Distributed Systems, Data Modeling, Service Reliability, System Design, Scalable Systems, High-Throughput Systems, Low-Latency Systems, Observability, Operational Health, Technical Leadership, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Machine Learning Systems, Mentoring

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits