Software Engineer - Infrastructure
Meta
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About the Role
We are the teams who create all of Meta's products used by billions of people around the world. As a Software Engineer - Infrastructure, you will build new features and improve existing products like Messenger, Video, Groups, News Feed, Search and more. This role involves solving unique, large scale, highly complex technical problems. Join our product teams to help build products that connect the next billion people, create new features with billions of daily interactions, and be part of a team working to connect people globally.
Software Engineer - Infrastructure Responsibilities
- Design core, backend software components
- Code using primarily C/C++, Java, 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
- Establish self as an owner of a particular component, feature or system with expert end-to-end understanding
- Successfully completes projects at large scope while maintaining a consistent high level of productivity
Minimum Qualifications
- Programming experience in a relevant programming language
- 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 setting technical direction for a team, driving consensus and successful cross-functional partnerships
- Experience improving quality through thoughtful code reviews, appropriate testing, proper rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to architectural patterns of large scale software applications
- Experience in programming languages such as C, C++, Java
About Meta
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 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. 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.
Key skills/competency
- C++
- Java
- PHP
- Hack
- Python
- Javascript
- Large-scale infrastructure
- System design
- Scalability
- Efficiency
How to Get Hired at Meta
- Research Meta's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight C++, Java, PHP, Hack, Python, and large-scale infrastructure experience.
- Showcase impact: Quantify achievements in scalability, efficiency, and system design projects.
- Prepare for technical deep-dives: Expect rigorous coding and system design interviews at Meta.
- Demonstrate collaboration: Emphasize cross-functional teamwork and technical leadership.
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