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

• Research, design, develop, build and test operating systems-level software.


• Build new features and improve existing products.


• Work on problems of diverse scope and design core, backend software components.


• Handle large scale data storage, synchronization and coordination of large server cluster, and provide a runtime environment for front end code.


• Receiving little instruction on day-to-day work, code using primarily C/C++, PHP and Hack.


• Interface with other teams to incorporate their innovations and vice versa.


• Conduct design and code reviews.


• Analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources.


• Complete medium to large features (each with many tasks) independently without guidance.


• Identify and drive changes as needed for assigned codebase, product area and/or systems.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field and 36 months of work experience in the job offered or in a related occupation. Requires 36 months of experience in the following:


• Coding in C, C++, Java, or C#


• Building large-scale infrastructure applications


• Designing and completing medium to large software features independently without guidance


• Owning a particular software component, feature or system


• Relational databases and SQL


• Software development tools: Code editors (VIM or Emacs) and revision control systems (Subversion, GIT, or Perforce)


• Linux, UNIX, or other *nix-like OS as evidenced by file manipulation, advanced commands, and shell scripting


• Core web technologies: HTML, CSS, or JavaScript


• Building highly-scalable performant solutions


• Data processing, programming languages, databases, networking, operating systems


• Applying algorithms and core computer science concepts to real world systems as evidenced by recognizing and matching patterns from different areas of computer science in production systems


• Distributed systems.

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