Software Systems Engineer

Software Systems Engineer

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As part of New Product Introductions, you will have direct access to bleeding edge infrastructure hardware before it ships to Meta’s Data Centers. You’ll develop in an environment that has control of an entire infrastructure stack of tools, giving you unlimited autonomy in shaping services and dependencies. You’ll make an impact throughout the lifecycle of hardware, debugging issues such as silent data corruption that arise at scale and are not caught during vendor tests.

You’ll benefit from mentorship and guidance from software, systems, and hardware engineers to help you ramp up.

• Design, develop, and maintain an infrastructure stack of solutions that drive provisioning, scheduling, monitoring, and alerting.
• Collaborate with hardware and software engineering teams to identify product requirements.
• Contribute to and influence Open Compute Project industry standards.
• Troubleshoot and debug distributed systems and product issues.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure at scale.
• Continuously improve processes and methodologies.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of programming experience in a relevant programming language.
• 6+ years relevant experience building large‑scale infrastructure applications or similar experience.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript or Hack.
• Experience leading major initiatives successfully.
• Experience leading projects and teams accordingly.
• Experience building and shipping high quality work and achieving high reliability.
• Experience improving quality through thoughtful code reviews, appropriate testing, proper rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes.
• Experience in utilizing data and analysis to explain technical problems and providing detailed feedback and solutions.

• Experience leading Hardware/Software projects in the Manufacturing and Hardware validation space.
• Experience leading large scale distributed systems.

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 Whats App further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences such as 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.

Meta is a proud Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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$173,000/year to $245,000/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.