Software Engineer - Central Growth

$184K–$257K

Menlo Park, CA · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026

Experience: 8+ years of programming experience in a relevant language, or 4+ years with a PhD; 6+ years relevant experience building large-scale infrastructure applications or similar experience.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

About the job

Build and scale centralized growth platforms and user experiences across Meta apps and devices, including access, identity, onboarding, and cross-app systems.

What you'll do

Build application experiences and custom user interfaces with cross-functional teams; optimize code quality, efficiency, and performance.
Architect scalable systems, resolve performance and scalability issues, and reduce technical debt.
Lead major technical initiatives, guide and mentor peers, and establish end-to-end ownership of components or systems.

What they ask for

Programming experience in a relevant language; 8+ years of programming experience, or 4+ years with a PhD.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience driving organizational change and leading complex technical projects; using data analysis to explain technical problems and propose solutions.
Experience building large-scale infrastructure applications (6+ years relevant experience); improving quality through reviews, testing, rollouts, and monitoring.

Pay

$183,997/year to $257,000/year (base salary)

Tools

C, C++, Java, Python, Javascript, Hack

AI focus

Build AI-native systems for growth; integrate AI tools to optimize or redesign workflows and achieve measurable impact; apply responsible AI practices and develop skills in prompt/context engineering and agent orchestration.

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