Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services 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. To apply, click "Apply to Job" online on this web page.

Software Engineer Responsibilities

• Help build the next generation of systems behind Meta's products.


• Create web and/or mobile applications that reach over two billion people.


• Build high volume servers to support content.


• Help build highly scalable performant solutions.


• With solutions provided by a supervisor, utilize ability to apply them to production problems and contribute to architectural decisions.


• Employ specialty knowledge across the following areas: data processing, programming languages, databases, networking, and operating systems.


• Utilize knowledge of data base management system software, development environment software, object oriented development software, program testing software, operating system software, and various programming languages.


• Utilize knowledge of computer hardware and software, including applications and programming, and of systems architecture and components, including networking and storage.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or in a related field. Foreign equivalent accepted.


• Requires completion of an undergraduate-level course, research project, or internship involving the following:


• 1. Coding in C++, Java, and C#


• 2. Building large-scale infrastructure applications


• 3. Creating web applications using Python and PHP


• 4. Relational databases and SQL


• 5. Implementing web interfaces using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS


• 6. Leveraging frameworks, using React


• 7. Conducting design and code reviews


• 8. Object-oriented software development


• 9. Building maintainable and testable codes bases including API design and unit testing techniques


• 10. Design scalable distributed systems with established partition tolerance, consistency, and availability guarantees, AND


• 11. Building complex applications for iOS based products using Swift.

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