Software engineer - technical

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Springfield, IL

Summary:

The Reality Labs team at Meta enables people around the world to come together and connect through world-class Augmented and Virtual Reality hardware and software. With global departments dedicated to AR/VR research, computer vision, haptics, social interaction, and more, AR/VR is committed to driving the state-of-the-art forward through relentless innovation. Our teams explore, develop, and deliver new cutting-edge technologies that serve as the foundation of current and future AR/VR products. As an Embedded Software Engineer within Reality Labs, you will develop the software behind some of our flagship AR and VR products, the prototyping platforms that make these products possible, or foster our scientific explorations. You will collaborate with a wide-range of teams, threading together newly developed technologies to create intuitive experiences that enhance people's experience of the world around them. Ultimately, we are improving AR/VR experiences through effective utilization of hardware resources i.e. optimization of code (app to system), balancing software across various hardware blocks, as well as designing features to enable higher utilization of hardware.

Required Skills:

Software Engineer - OS Frameworks (Technical Leadership) Responsibilities:

Drive the organization's goal towards building tools, system architecture, prototypes, frameworks and infrastructure for any of the following: operating systems, kernel development, low level debugging, system profiling, sensor/data management, AOSP, performance profiling, that will impact VR and AR product lines.

Effectively communicate complex features and systems in detail while advocating for higher product quality and engineering efficiency.

Lead and set direction for how Meta Reality Labs develops its capabilities for teams to deliver best-in-class experiences for current and future products.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams of partners, product managers and engineers in areas like computer vision, machine learning, graphics, hardware and firmware to understand requirements and enhance existing solutions.

Write clean readable code, debug complex problems that span systems.

Understand industry and Meta wide technology trends in computing technology to help assess & develop new technologies within the Reality Labs roadmap.

Partner & collaborate with organizational leaders to help improve the level of performance of the team & organization.

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

10+ years experience in developing Embedded engineering solutions within a resource constrained environment.

10+ years of programming experience using C or C++ for day-to-day software development.

Experience leading consumer-based projects with industry-wide impact.

Experience with cross-functional partnerships, working across functions to drive solutions.

Experience in mentoring/influencing engineers across organizations.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

Experience with AOSP, Android internals, Frameworks services, Hardware Abstraction Layer or Native libraries, Android SDK, Android NDK, Android JNI, Android IPC mechanisms, Linux OS development.

Public Compensation:

$213,000/year to $293,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected].

Posted 2025-10-09

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