Software Engineer, Systems

Meta; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking talented engineers to join our Central Integrity team in Bellevue, Washington, to help keep billions of people safe on our platforms. We design and deploy AI-driven systems to detect and disrupt harm at massive scale, safeguarding child and youth safety, fraud prevention, identity verification, and more while building defenses against frontier threats.

This is a mission-focused, technically demanding role that blends strong engineering fundamentals with cutting-edge AI.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, operations, infrastructure) to build innovative application experiences
• Implement custom user interfaces using latest programming techniques and technologies
• Analyze and optimize code for quality, efficiency, and performance, and provide feedback to peers during code reviews
• Set direction and goals for teams, lead major initiatives, provide technical guidance and mentorship to peers, and help onboard new team members
• Architect efficient and scalable systems that drive complex applications
• Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues, and drive large efforts to reduce technical debt
• Work on a variety of coding languages and technologies
• Establish ownership of components, features, or systems with expert end-to-end understanding

Job description

Summary:

Meta is seeking talented engineers to join our Central Integrity team, which exists to keep billions of people safe on Meta's platforms. We design and deploy systems that detect and disrupt harm at an unprecedented global scale, making this one of the largest deployments of AI for positive real-world impact anywhere in the industry. Our work safeguards critical areas including child and youth safety, fraud and scams, identity and authenticity, and more while actively building defenses against novel frontier threats, such as autonomous AI agents and automated risk vectors. This represents some of the most technically demanding and high-stakes engineering and product at Meta, driven by a deeply mission-focused team. You'll combine strong engineering fundamentals with cutting-edge AI to build effective, adaptable solutions that stay ahead of evolving integrity and safety risks. If you are driven by hard technical challenges and want your work to deliver immediate, real-world impact, this is the right role for you.

Required Skills:

Software Engineer, Systems 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:

Minimum Qualifications:

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

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

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 of experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

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

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

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

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

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

6. Experience in programming languages such as C, C++, or Java, and scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Hack

7. 6+ years of relevant experience in building large-scale infrastructure applications or similar experience

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

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

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

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