Full-Time

Software Engineer

Leadership, Infrastructure

Updated on 1/19/2025

Meta

Meta

10,001+ employees

Social media platforms and virtual reality solutions

VR & AR
Consumer Software
Financial Services

Compensation Overview

$213k - $293kAnnually

+ Bonus + Equity

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Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Seattle, WA, USA + 6 more

More locations: Burlingame, CA, USA | San Francisco, CA, USA | Menlo Park, CA, USA | New York, NY, USA | Bellevue, WA, USA | Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Candidates must live in or expect to work from California if hired.

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Java
C#
C/C++
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience leading projects with industry-wide impact
  • Vast experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions
  • Significant experience in mentoring/influencing senior engineers across organizations
  • Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmap in which shorter-term projects ladder to the long term vision
  • Experience in driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts
  • 12+ years coding experience in C, C++, Java and/or C#
  • 12+ years experience building server applications
Responsibilities
  • Effectively communicate complex features and systems in detail
  • Drive the team's goals and technical direction to pursue opportunities that make your larger organization more efficient
  • Understand industry & company-wide trends to help assess & develop new technologies
  • Partner & collaborate with organization leaders to help improve the level of performance of the team & organization
  • Identify new opportunities for the larger organization & influence the appropriate people for staffing/prioritizing these new ideas
  • Lead long term technical vision and roadmap for large cross-company efforts
  • Suggest, collect and synthesize requirements and create an effective feature roadmap
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with operating system internals, filesystems, programming language design, compilers

Meta Platforms Inc. focuses on social media, communication tools, and virtual reality. It operates popular platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, allowing users to connect, share content, and engage in communities. The Oculus division provides virtual reality hardware and experiences. Meta's primary revenue comes from advertising, offering businesses tools to target specific audiences using insights from its large user base. This advertising service is scalable and allows for tailored audience segmentation. Additionally, Meta explores revenue through virtual reality product sales and the metaverse, where it looks to monetize virtual goods and services. The company also invests in artificial intelligence and augmented reality to enhance its offerings, aiming to combine user engagement with advanced marketing tools.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$2.2B

Headquarters

Menlo Park, California

Founded

2004

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

6%

1 year growth

10%

2 year growth

3%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • TikTok's potential U.S. ban could drive users to Meta's platforms.
  • Meta's hyperscale data center in Kentucky boosts infrastructure and service reliability.
  • AI-powered search engine development opens new revenue streams and improves user experience.

What critics are saying

  • Turning off AI for viral fakes may increase misinformation and regulatory scrutiny.
  • Layoffs of 3,600 employees could affect operational efficiency and morale.
  • AI search engine development may lead to competition with giants like Google.

What makes Meta unique

  • Meta's platforms offer unique integration of social media, VR, and communication tools.
  • Meta's AI model translates speech from over 100 languages, enhancing global communication.
  • Meta's Horizon OS development accelerates VR and AR application growth.

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Benefits

Stock Options

Company Equity

Mental Health Support

Flexible Work Hours