Software Engineer, HW/SW Co-Design

Meta; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks a Software Engineer to join the AI & Systems Co-Design team to drive next-generation compute and storage architectures. You will collaborate with internal teams to analyze workloads, define roadmaps, and co-design systems for efficient performance at scale.

You may engage with external partners to shape industry roadmaps and publish work in conferences and open source. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, architecture optimization, and ownership of critical

Qualifications

• BS CS/CE or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years in programming with C, C++, Rust, Java, PHP, Python.
• Experience with large-scale infrastructure and distributed systems.
• 5+ years in hardware architecture, compute tech and/or storage systems.

Responsibilities

• Identify platform bottlenecks in hardware and software, collaborating with product teams to re-architect services.
• Develop benchmarks in C++/Rust/Python/Hack to capture fleet requirements and drive evaluations.
• Explore hardware/software co-design opportunities based on industry trends.
• Quantify value propositions and help drive roadmap and adoption across teams.
• Influence vendor hardware roadmaps to align with Meta's needs.

Skills

Programming languages: C/C++/Rust/Java

Large-scale infrastructure experience

Hardware architecture knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in CS or equivalent experience

Job description

Summary

Meta is seeking a software engineer to join our AI & Systems Co-Design team to drive the definition of our next-generation compute and storage architectures. As a key member of the team you'll work closely with internal software and platforms engineering teams to drive workload analysis and understand infrastructure requirements. You will drive technology path-finding, roadmap definition and co-design activities to deliver new capabilities and efficient systems for our fleet. Furthermore, you'll work with external industry partners to influence their roadmaps and build the best products for Meta's Infrastructure. As part of the team, you will have ample opportunities to publish your work in leading conferences, industry journals and make open source contributions.Join our team and help shape one of the largest infrastructure footprints which powers Meta’s applications used by billions of people across the globe.

Required Skills

Software Engineer, HW/SW Co-Design Responsibilities:

1. Utilize extensive understanding of hardware architecture - CPUs (x86/ARM), Flash/HDD, memory and storage systems, networking, and GPUs - to identify key platform resource bottlenecks. Collaborate closely with software product teams to re-architect services, improve performance through algorithm redesign, reduce resource consumption

2. Develop representative benchmarks (in C++/Rust/Python/Hack) to capture fleet requirements and drive early evaluation of upcoming platforms. Drive fleet-wide detailed workload analysis and keep ahead of evolving business needs and impact to compute and storage performance

3. Identify novel hardware/software co-design opportunities based on industry trends and new paradigms

4. Conduct pathfinding activities to quantify the value proposition for Meta and drive the roadmap definition

5. Influence vendor hardware roadmaps and the broader ecosystem to align with Meta's requirements

6. Partner with Product Engineering and Infrastructure Engineering teams to find the optimal way to deliver the hardware roadmap into production and drive adoption

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

2. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience

3. 5+ years of experience with programming and scripting languages such as C, C++, Rust, Java, PHP, Python

4. Experience with large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, full-stack analysis of server applications

5. 5+ years of experience with hardware architecture, compute technologies and/or storage systems

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

2. Experience with developing, debugging and analysis of distributed systems such as spark, distributed caching, data-preprocessing, AI training etc

3. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

4. Experience working in a highly cross-functional environment in software organizations, hardware, supply chain, testing, and infrastructure teams

5. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

6. Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, or a related technical field

7. 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role, leading projects, driving technical direction and mentoring

8. Deep architectural knowledge of CPU, GPU, Accelerators, Networking, Memory, Flash/HDD Storage systems, DPU. Hands-on experience in building and optimizing server architectures/systems

Public Compensation

$154,003/year to $217,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry

Internet

Equal Opportunity

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affrimative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

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