Software Engineer, Product

Meta; Burlingame (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking experienced engineers in California to work on cutting-edge products that connect billions of people worldwide. You will tackle complex technical problems, build new features, and improve existing platforms across mobile and web, collaborating with product, design, and operations teams.

You will lead initiatives, mentor peers, and drive architectural decisions while optimizing performance and scalability across diverse technologies and workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Experience using data/analysis to explain technical problems and provide solutions.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex technical projects.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build innovative application experiences.
• Implement UI using latest programming techniques and technologies.
• Analyze and optimize code for quality, efficiency, and performance; provide feedback in code reviews.
• Set direction and mentors peers; help onboard new team members.
• Architect efficient and scalable systems for complex applications.
• Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues; reduce technical debt.
• Work with multiple languages and technologies.
• Own components, features, or systems with end-to-end understanding.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

UI development

Code optimization

Mentorship

System architecture

Performance tuning

Polyglot programming

Ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

PhD in related field

Tools

C

C++

Java

Swift

Kotlin

Python

JavaScript

Hack

Job description

Summary:

Meta is seeking talented experienced engineers to join our teams in building cutting-edge products that connect billions of people around the world. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work on complex technical problems, build new features, and improve existing products across various platforms, including mobile devices and web applications. Our teams are constantly pushing the boundaries of user experience, and we're looking for passionate individuals who can help us advance the way people connect globally. If you're interested in joining a world-class team of engineers and researchers to work on exciting projects that have significant impact.

Required Skills:

Software Engineer, Product Responsibilities:

1. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, operations, infrastructure) to build innovative application experiences

2. Implement custom user interfaces using latest programming techniques and technologies

3. Analyze and optimize code for quality, efficiency, and performance, and provide feedback to peers during code reviews

4. Set direction and goals for teams, lead major initiatives, provide technical guidance and mentorship to peers, and help onboard new team members

5. Architect efficient and scalable systems that drive complex applications

6. Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues, and drive large efforts to reduce technical debt

7. Work on a variety of coding languages and technologies

8. Establish ownership of components, features, or systems with expert end-to-end understanding

Minimum Qualifications:

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

2. Experience utilizing data and analysis to explain technical problems and provide detailed feedback and solutions

3. Demonstrated experience driving change within an organization and leading complex technical projects

4. 8+ years of programming experience in a relevant language OR 4+ years experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications:

1. 6+ years relevant experience building large-scale applications or similar experience

2. Experience improving quality through thoughtful code reviews, appropriate testing, proper rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes

3. Experience in programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Swift, or Kotlin, and scripting languages such as Python, Javascript, or Hack

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

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

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

Public Compensation:

$183,997/year to $257,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry:

Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff

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