Staff Frontend Engineer: JS Tooling & AI-Driven DevTools

Meta; Frankfort (KY); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape JavaScript tooling and developer infrastructure across Meta's products. You will design and implement JS compiler enhancements, and build dev tools like linters and test runners while exploring LLM-powered capabilities to boost developer workflows.

You will drive architecture and technical direction of JS tooling systems used by thousands of engineers, focusing on performance, scalability, and maintainability at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 8+ years in front-end software engineering with JavaScript, HTML, CSS.
• Experience leading major front-end initiatives with cross-team coordination.
• Experience designing scalable, accessible UI systems for large user bases.
• Experience using data and telemetry to drive front-end decisions.
• Strong written communication of technical decisions to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of JS compiler passes and transformations.
• Build and enhance tooling like linters, test runners, and code analysis.
• Integrate AI capabilities into developer workflows to boost productivity.
• Drive end-to-end delivery of JS tooling initiatives across teams.
• Mentor engineers on compiler design and tooling architecture.

Skills

Frontend engineering

JavaScript/HTML/CSS

Compiler passes

Tooling infrastructure

LLM integration

Performance optimization

Mentoring

Cross-functional leadership

Roadmap planning

Communication strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

React

AST manipulation

Static analysis

Code analysis tools

Linters

Test runners

Job description

Meta is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape JavaScript tooling and developer infrastructure across Meta's products. You will design and implement JS compiler enhancements, and build dev tools like linters and test runners while exploring LLM-powered capabilities to boost developer workflows.

You will drive architecture and technical direction of JS tooling systems used by thousands of engineers, focusing on performance, scalability, and maintainability at scale.