Embedded Software Engineering Manager
Meta
Software Engineering, Other Engineering
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
USD 177k-251k / year + Equity
Posted on Jul 10, 2025
Embedded Software Engineering Manager
Sunnyvale, CA • Redmond, WA • Austin, TX • Burlingame, CA • Full Time+ 3 more•Full Time
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Meta
AR/VR
Engineering
Hardware
The Silicon Software Team (SST) is part of the Wearables Silicon Team. Our custom silicon turns our aspirations into reality for our AR and AI products. We are challenging the laws of physics. The team’s mission is to build and deliver key foundational embedded software components that vertically integrate with our custom silicon to enable unparalleled user experiences. Our Core Embedded Framework forms the foundation of our innovation, carried across multiple generations. It is designed and built from the ground up to be highly optimal, with energy efficiency and real-time performance in mind. You will be part of the team that brought Orion to the world and will be working with a team of world-class experts in developing and shipping products. As a Software Engineering Manager on the Silicon Software Team at Meta, you can help build new, innovative hardware and software that radically redefines the way people work, play and connect. What we build today could one day be the norm. So to be here today is to truly be at the heart of change and the frontier of what's to come. We're the people helping to define the metaverse. We may not have all the answers. But together, we're getting closer.
Embedded Software Engineering Manager Responsibilities
- Grow teams of domain experts to deliver components at cross layers of the system, e.g. power, thermal, kernel, synchronization primitives, resource allocators, memory management, etc
- Manage a team of technology experts, help develop their growth and careers tailored to long-term skill development, personalities, and work styles
- Own the definition and KPI/metrics of one or more work streams focused on hardware bringup, silicon integration, and power and performance management and optimization
- Understand software components from multiple partner teams, lead the integration of those components into the unified product code base, and drive their continued development
- Profile power and thermal problems and drive optimizations that span the entire software stack and multiple hardware/firmware/software teams
- Develop the vision and strategy to help set direction for the team, while staying on top of the day-to-day software development
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional hardware and software engineering teams
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science/Masters in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- 2+ years of experience in managing a team of engineers with varied skill levels
- 2+ years experience defining and driving technical work streams and providing technical leadership for software engineering teams
- 6+ years of software engineering work experience, including hands on technical management
- Demonstrated experience recruiting, building, structuring, and leading technical organizations, including performance management
- Experience supporting, coaching, mentoring, and developing software engineers
- Experience in one or more of the following areas: BSP/Board Support Package, Operating Systems, Android OS, RTOS, Bootloader, Power Management, MCU (Microcontroller), DSPs (Digital Signal Processors)
- Experience developing, debugging, and shipping software products on large code bases that span platforms and tools
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated specialized experience in two or more of the following areas: Board Support Package, Operating Systems, CoreOS, Kernel, Bootloader, Power Management, RTOS, Drivers, MCU (Microcontroller), DSPs (Digital Signal Processors), Communications (IPC, USB, PCIe, I3C, SPI)
- Demonstrated experience working collaboratively in cross-functional teams
- Working experience in developing optimized embedded software for custom SoCs
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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.
$177,000/year to $251,000/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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