Full-Time

Software Engineer

Product

Posted on 10/11/2025

Meta

Meta

10,001+ employees

Global social networks and advertising platform

Compensation Overview

$178.4k - $200.2k/yr

+ Bonus + Equity

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Menlo Park, CA, USA

In Person

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

Bachelor's

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
PHP
Python
JavaScript
Ruby
SQL
Java
C#
C/C++
Data Analysis
HTML/CSS

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Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Analytics, Mathematics, Physics, Applied Sciences, or a related field and 1 year of experience in the job offered or a computer-related field
  • Experience must include 1 year of experience in the following:
  • Coding in at least one of the following industry-standard languages: C, C++, Java, or C#
  • Building large-scale infrastructure applications
  • Creating web applications using at least one of the following: Python, PHP, or Ruby
  • Relational databases
  • SQL
  • Implementing web interfaces using at least one of the following: JavaScript, HTML, or CSS
Responsibilities
  • Develop, design, create, modify, and/or test software applications or systems for various products or software services.
  • Develop a strong understanding of relevant product area, codebase, and/or systems.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in data analysis, programming, and software engineering.
  • Produce high-quality code with good test coverage using modern abstractions and frameworks.
  • May be assigned to specific group focused on product or infrastructure.
  • Work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors.
  • Exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
  • Master internal development standards from developing to releasing code in order to take on tasks and projects with increasing levels of complexity.

Meta Platforms Inc. runs a family of social apps including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to help people connect, share content, and participate in online communities. It also develops virtual reality hardware and experiences through Oculus and is exploring the metaverse. Most revenue comes from advertising, with tools that let businesses target audiences using data from its large user base, plus VR product sales and digital services. The company differentiates itself by owning multiple major social platforms, offering a scalable cross-platform ad platform, and investing in VR, AR, and AI to expand digital experiences and monetization opportunities.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Menlo Park, California

Founded

2004

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Q2 2026 revenue rose 28% to $60.8 billion, driven by advertising.
  • Ad revenue climbed 27% to $59.4 billion, proving monetization remains strong.
  • WhatsApp Business monetization starts October 2026, adding new paid messaging revenue.

What critics are saying

  • August 2026 youth-safety settlement demands up to $18 billion and compliance auditing.
  • Q2 2026 expenses jumped 55% to $42.0 billion, crushing earnings leverage.
  • Age-verification failures and teen usage caps threaten engagement, ad inventory, and regulatory precedent.

What makes Meta unique

  • Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp give Meta unmatched global consumer distribution.
  • MTIA 400 unifies LLM training and ad inference, reducing dependence on Nvidia.
  • Meta Glasses at $299 extend AI into consumer hardware with EssilorLuxottica.

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Benefits

Stock Options

Company Equity

Mental Health Support

Flexible Work Hours

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

7%

1 year growth

7%

2 year growth

1%
The Register
Aug 26th, 2026
Meta's MTIA 400 chip tackles LLM training and ad serving in unusual dual-purpose design

Meta unveiled its MTIA 400 chip at the Hot Chips semiconductor conference, marking an unusual dual-purpose design for AI training and advertising inference. The accelerator targets LLM training whilst handling deep learning recommender models for Meta's ad systems. The chip features two compute dies built on 3nm process technology, delivering 12 petaFLOPS of MXFP4 compute. It outpaces Nvidia's Blackwell accelerators by 20% at higher precisions but trails newer chips like Rubin by threefold. Each rack houses 72 accelerators across 18 compute blades. The design combines eight 36GB HBM3e stacks providing 288GB memory and 9.2TB/s bandwidth. Meta plans an inference-optimised MTIA 450 for 2026, doubling memory bandwidth with HBM4. The MTIA 500, expected in 2027, will further increase bandwidth by 50% and double compute chiplets.

Wired
Aug 26th, 2026
Meta's $16.7B settlement forces Instagram time limits and parental alerts for teens

Meta has agreed to a settlement with US state attorneys general over allegations of harm to teenagers on its platforms, ending a civil trial in Northern California. The company will pay up to $16.7 billion over 10 years and implement significant changes to Instagram and Facebook for teen users. The settlement, approved by US district judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, introduces forced time limits, notification blocks during school hours, and parental alerts when teens contact suspicious accounts or create secondary profiles. Access will be blocked overnight and limited to two hours daily unless parents allow more. Child safety advocates and digital rights groups have raised concerns about the effectiveness of these measures. They worry the changes place too much burden on caregivers and rely on unreliable age-assessment systems. Critics also warn that increased age verification could entrench Meta's surveillance practices.

Yahoo Finance
Aug 26th, 2026
Meta settles major youth safety lawsuit as states sought $1.4T in penalties

Meta Platforms is reportedly in settlement talks with US state attorneys general over claims it designed its platforms to be addictive to younger users and improperly collected children's data. The federal trial, which began 12 August in Oakland, involves consumer-protection claims from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey, plus federal privacy claims from 29 states. Meta said in July the four states calculated potential penalties of roughly $1.4 trillion, though the company disputes that figure. The states are also seeking mandatory platform changes affecting product design and data collection. Meta faces thousands of youth-related claims. A March verdict found Meta and YouTube liable for social-media-related harm, with Meta allocated 70% of a $6 million award.

Yahoo Finance
Aug 26th, 2026
Meta gives back opening gains after $16.68B youth-harm settlement with 29 states

Meta Platforms shares fell 4.7% on Wednesday, dropping from an intraday high of $598.37 to $570.25, after initially surging on settlement news. According to Reuters, the social media giant could pay up to $16.68 billion to settle claims from 29 states over alleged harm to children. The proposed settlement, equal to roughly 27.4% of Meta's latest quarterly revenue of $60.8 billion, would require stronger protections for teenagers, including daily usage caps and nighttime restrictions. Meta admitted no wrongdoing. Whilst investors initially welcomed the removal of legal uncertainty, concerns emerged that tighter controls could reduce user engagement and shrink advertising inventory. At $570.25, Meta trades 32.35% below its $842.91 GF Value estimate, suggesting the market has already factored in significant legal and operating risks.

Yahoo Finance
Aug 26th, 2026
Texas to receive over $1B from Meta settlement over youth social media harms

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $17 billion to settle claims it failed to protect young users on Facebook and Instagram. Texas will receive over $1 billion of this amount, which will fund youth mental health services, crisis resources, digital literacy initiatives and school grants. The settlement covers lawsuits filed by Texas and 46 other states in 2023. It ends a trial that began last week in California federal court, where CEO Mark Zuckerberg was expected to testify. Meta denied liability whilst agreeing to implement new safety measures. These include restricting youth scrolling time, hiding like counts, limiting late-night feed access, increasing age verification and requiring parental consent to disable certain safety settings. The case stemmed from 2021 reports revealing Meta knew Instagram could harm teenagers' mental health and body image.

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