Software Engineer, Wearables Interfaces Engineering

Meta; New York (NY); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Software Engineer for Wearables Interfaces Engineering to drive platform software architecture across Core OS, frameworks, and application layers for wearable devices. You will lead cross-team initiatives, optimize performance and power, and guide complex system-level fixes that span OS, drivers, and applications.

You will collaborate with Core OS, hardware, firmware, connectivity, multimedia, and product teams while leveraging AI tools to accelerate development and impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of systems engineering, platform software, or embedded development.
• Experience leading platform integration across OS, frameworks, and apps with org-level impact.
• Expert-level understanding of platform architecture (OS/Linux/Android) across OS, services, frameworks, apps.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and/or Java/Kotlin with multi-layer debugging.
• Experience with system-level debugging tools (traces, profilers, memory analyzers).
• Track record delivering consumer electronics or embedded devices at scale.
• Understanding power management, thermal constraints, and performance optimization at platform level.

Responsibilities

• Drive platform software architecture for wearable devices, ensuring coherent integration across Core OS interfaces, frameworks, middleware, and application layers.
• Lead system-level initiatives spanning OS-to-application boundaries for performance, reliability, and power efficiency.
• Own resolution of complex technical problems spanning multiple components—root causes and cross-team fixes.
• Analyze and optimize platform-level performance, latency, memory usage, and power across the full stack.
• Partner with Core OS to define platform requirements, influence OS roadmaps, and ensure platform needs are met.
• Establish metrics, monitoring, and reliability frameworks to maintain system health.
• Collaborate with Core OS, hardware, firmware, connectivity, multimedia, and product teams to align technical strategies.
• Communicate platform decisions and trade-offs clearly to stakeholders at all levels.
• Leverage AI tools and workflows to accelerate development and scale impact across the organization.

Skills

C/C++

Java/Kotlin

Platform architecture

Android internals

Platform integration leadership

System debugging tools

Cross-system problem solving

Power management

AI skills

Sensor systems familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Python

Shell

Job description

Meta is building the next generation of wearable devices that bring people closer together. As a Software Engineer on the Wearables Interfaces Engineering team, you will be responsible for the platform-level software that bridges Core OS capabilities with the application and experience layers on Meta's wearable devices. You will drive cross-functional system design decisions, own the most complex multi-component technical challenges, and help set the technical direction for how platform software leverages Core OS to deliver immersive user experiences. This role requires deep systems thinking across firmware, OS interfaces, frameworks, middleware, and applications—and the ability to lead major initiatives that span organizational boundaries.

Software Engineer, Wearables Interfaces Engineering Responsibilities

• Drive platform software architecture for wearable devices, ensuring coherent integration across Core OS interfaces, frameworks, middleware, and application layers
• Lead system-level initiatives that span OS-to-application boundaries, optimizing frameworks, system services, and applications for performance, reliability, and power efficiency
• Own resolution of the most complex, ambiguous technical problems that span multiple components—OS interfaces, drivers, frameworks, and application software—identifying root causes and driving fixes across teams
• Analyze and optimize platform-level performance, latency, memory usage, and power consumption across the full stack, setting org-wide standards and tooling for measurement
• Partner with the Core OS team to define platform requirements, influence OS roadmaps, and ensure platform needs are met by underlying system capabilities
• Establish metrics, monitoring, and reliability frameworks to maintain system health for platform software across the wearables portfolio
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Core OS, hardware, firmware, connectivity, multimedia, and product teams to align technical strategies and unblock dependencies
• Communicate platform architecture decisions, integration strategies, and technical trade-offs clearly to stakeholders at all levels, driving alignment on direction and priorities
• Leverage AI tools and workflows to accelerate development, improve system analysis, and scale your impact across the organization

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 10+ years of experience in systems engineering, platform software, or embedded systems development
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience leading complex platform integration efforts across OS, frameworks, and application teams with demonstrated org-level impact
• Expert-level understanding of platform architecture including interactions between OS (Linux/Android), system services, frameworks, and application software
• Proficiency in C/C++ and/or Java/Kotlin with experience debugging across multiple layers of the stack
• Experience with system-level debugging tools and methodologies (system traces, performance profilers, memory analyzers)
• Track record of solving highly complex technical problems that span multiple systems and teams
• Experience shipping consumer electronics or embedded devices at scale
• Understanding of power management, thermal constraints, and performance optimization at the platform level

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Background in sensor systems, connectivity (BT/WiFi/Cellular), multimedia, or neural interfaces at the platform layer
• Experience using AI-powered tools to optimize engineering workflows and drive measurable efficiency gains
• Experience with Android platform internals, system services, or framework-level software
• Familiarity with hardware interfaces and how they surface through OS/driver layers to platform software
• Track record of leading large-scale projects from concept through mass production
• Experience working with Core OS teams to define requirements and influence OS capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Experience with wearable devices, AR/VR systems, or mobile device platforms
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Shell) for system automation and analysis

About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.