Meta QuestThis role joins a newly formed team focused on novel collaborations with academic researchers and scientists across cognitive development, novel human computer interfaces, AI, and perceptual science.
Software Engineer Responsibilities
- Design core, desktop application and tools backend software components
- Code using primarily C/C++, Python, and Javascript
- 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
- Establish self as an owner of a particular component, feature or system with deep end-to-end understanding
- Demonstrated experience completing projects at large scope while maintaining a consistently high-level of productivity
Minimum Qualifications
- Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta.
- 3+ years of programming experience in a relevant programming language
- 3+ years relevant experience building large-scale infrastructure applications or similar experience
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Javascript, or Hack
- Experience designing, analyzing and improving efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources
- Experience owning a component, feature or system
- Experience building and shipping high quality work and achieving high reliability
- Track record of taking direction from lead, driving to development targets and successful cross-functional communications
- Experience improving quality through thoughtful code reviews, appropriate testing, proper rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to architectural patterns of large scale software applications
- Experience in programming languages such as C, C++, Java
- Experience in development with Unity or Unreal game engines
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$56.25/hour to $173,000/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.
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