Staff Front-End Engineer: JS Tooling & AI

Meta; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape the future of JavaScript tooling and developer infrastructure across Meta’s family of products. In this role, you will design and implement JS compiler enhancements, build and improve developer tools such as linters and test runners, and integrate AI-powered capabilities into developer workflows.

You will drive the architecture and technical direction of JS tooling systems that empower thousands of engineers to build faster, safer, and more

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of front-end software engineering with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Experience leading large-scale front-end initiatives and coordinating across teams.
• Strong communication of technical decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement JS compiler enhancements and transformations.
• Build and enhance developer tooling like linters and test runners.
• Integrate AI-powered capabilities into developer workflows.
• Drive architecture and technical direction of JS tooling systems.
• Mentor engineers on tooling and AI-assisted development.
• Address performance bottlenecks in build systems and bundlers.

Skills

JS tooling design

Frontend tooling

Performance optimization

Cross-team leadership

AI-assisted development

Code instrumentation

Compiler passes

Roadmap planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Linters

Test runners

Code analysis tools

Compiler infrastructure

Job description

Meta is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape the future of JavaScript tooling and developer infrastructure across Meta’s family of products. In this role, you will design and implement JS compiler enhancements, build and improve developer tools such as linters and test runners, and integrate AI-powered capabilities into developer workflows.

You will drive the architecture and technical direction of JS tooling systems that empower thousands of engineers to build faster, safer, and more