Software Engineer, Machine Learning

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. The company is seeking a Software Engineer specializing in Machine Learning to build innovative application experiences, develop scalable systems and reusable software components, and optimize product performance. The role also involves leading complex technical efforts, providing technical guidance, and developing machine learning models at scale.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, operations, infrastructure) to build innovative application experiences
• Implement custom user interfaces using latest programming techniques and technologies
• Develop reusable software components for interfacing with back-end platforms
• Analyze and optimize code for quality, efficiency, and performance
• Lead complex technical or product efforts and provide technical guidance to peers
• Architect efficient and scalable systems that drive complex applications
• Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues
• Work on a variety of coding languages and technologies
• Establish ownership of components, features, or systems with expert end-to-end understanding

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Track record of setting technical direction for a team, driving consensus and successful cross-functional partnerships
• 6+ years of programming experience in a relevant language or 3+ years of experience + PhD
• Experience building maintainable and testable code bases, including API design and unit testing techniques
• Experience building and shipping high quality work and achieving high reliability
• Experience improving quality through thoughtful code reviews, appropriate testing, proper rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes
• Experience with developing machine learning models at scale from inception to business impact
• Exposure to architectural patterns of large scale software applications
• Experience with scripting languages such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Python, JavaScript or Hack
• 2+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: machine learning, recommendation systems, pattern recognition, data mining, artificial intelligence, or a related technical field
• Knowledge developing and debugging in C/C++ and Java
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies