Software Engineer
Meta
Software Engineering
Washington, DC, USA
USD 174,009-200,200 / year + Equity
Posted on Nov 15, 2025
Software Engineer
Washington, DC • Full Time
Meta
Software Engineering
Engineering
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services 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. To apply, click “Apply to Job” online on this web page.
Software Engineer Responsibilities
- Help build the next generation of systems behind Meta’s products.
- Harness passion for technology and graduate-level knowledge, and help build highly-scalable software systems.
- Make use of graduate-level knowledge of algorithms and core computer science concepts and ability to apply knowledge to real world systems.
- Without direct assistance, make the most of ability to recognize and match patterns from different areas of computer science in production systems and hone skill in making architectural decisions.
- Employ deep knowledge in at least one area: machine learning, data privacy, data processing, programming languages, databases, networking, operating systems, computer graphics, or human computer interaction.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires a Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- Requires completion of a graduate-level course, research project, or internship involving the following:
- Building large-scale infrastructure applications
- Relational databases and SQL
- Implementing web interfaces using at least one of the following: JavaScript, HTML, or CSS
- Full stack web/mobile application development in at least one of the following industry-standard languages: C, C++, Java, or C#
- Leveraging frameworks, including experience in at least one of the following: React or React Native
- Conducting design and code reviews
- Building Android applications in Java using Android SDK
- Software development tools: Code editors (VIM or Emacs), and revision control systems (Subversion, GIT, or Perforce)
- Distributed systems including sharding, consistency, and availability
- Algorithms
- Dependency injection and scoped access to shared resources
- Machine Learning Framework(s): PyTorch, MXNet, or Tensorflow
- Data structure and algorithms
- Building mobile and desktop web applications using JavaScript, including asynchronous programming, closures, types, and ES6
- Front end development of mobile and desktop applications using React, Vue, or Angular
- Writing code for User Interface components
- Building intuitive systems in at least one of the following: Java, PHP, C++, or JavaScript technologies such as ReactJS or AngularJS and
- Working with code bases building micro services, REST APIs, and GraphQL
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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.
$174,009/year to $200,200/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.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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