At Meta, we're building innovative products that make it easier for people to connect with each other and enjoy immersive experiences. Our team of world-class experts is developing and shipping products at the intersection of hardware, software, and content, pushing the future of computing platforms and redefining the way people work, play, and connect. As an Embedded Software Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to design, develop, and optimize embedded firmware systems for our AR, VR, and wearable devices, working on low-level systems software, device drivers, and connectivity protocols such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Core Android networking. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems and drive innovation in areas such as computer vision, machine learning, and graphics, helping to shape the future of technology and create new experiences for augmented reality, virtual reality, and social/family products.

Responsibilities

Design and implement software components at all layers of the system, including kernel, synchronization primitives, resource allocators, memory management, security, I/O systems, persistence, etc
Develop drivers and services that operate efficiently in constrained environments and deliver large volumes of data with low-latency and high-bandwidth
Lead hardware bring-up, peripheral drivers and communication, silicon integration, and power and performance management and optimization efforts
Debug complex, system-level, multi-component issues that span multiple layers from kernel to application
Profile performance problems and drive optimizations across the entire software stack
Analyze, design, develop, and debug firmware for a wide variety of devices, including novel sensing and imaging systems, haptic devices, and audio prototypes
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including silicon architects, hardware designers, OS team, and algorithm and model development teams
Understand and implement power-management, boot loaders, scheduling, inter-processor communication, computer vision, and firmware/system interfaces on RTOS and/or bare-metal environments
Design, develop, and architect models and infrastructure building blocks of Virtual Platforms, integrating internal models and vendor IP models

Minimum Qualifications

2+ years of software development experience in industry settings, or PhD degree +9 months of experience
Experience in large-scale C/C++ code base
Embedded software engineering experience
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

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in understanding hardware and how embedded systems work
Knowledge of the silicon development cycle
Hands-on experience with peripherals such as UART, SPI, CSI-2, i2c, GPIO, and USB
Experience with FPGA and hardware evaluation boards
Experience in software design and programming in C/C++ or Python for development, debugging, testing and system integration

$122,000/year to $181,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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