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Meta

Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure (Technical Leadership)

$347K–$403K

Menlo Park, CA · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026

Experience
12+ years in systems software engineering.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

About the job

Sets technical direction and leads architecture for Meta’s large-scale data infrastructure, including storage, processing, analytics, and systems supporting machine learning and operational needs.

What you'll do

  • Define architecture and long-term technical strategy for critical systems across engineering organizations, including complex migrations and foundational-system renewal.
  • Resolve systemic reliability, performance, security, and correctness challenges; establish standards, metrics, and defenses across systems.
  • Mentor technical leaders and apply AI-native workflows to improve systems design, debugging, and engineering efficiency.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 12+ years of systems software engineering experience, including designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems, operating systems, storage systems, or networking infrastructure.
  • Experience architecting and owning globally scaled critical systems and leading multi-year technical strategy across teams or organizations.
  • Experience rearchitecting foundational infrastructure and applying AI/ML techniques to systems problems; demonstrated responsible AI practices and integration of AI tools into workflows.

Nice to have

  • Industry-level impact such as open source contributions, published research, or widely adopted architectural patterns.
  • Ongoing AI skill development, such as prompt/context engineering or agent orchestration.

Pay

$347,000/year to $403,000/year (base salary)

Tools

distributed systems, operating systems, storage systems, networking infrastructure

AI focus

Use AI-native tools and workflows to accelerate systems design, debugging, and engineering efficiency; apply AI/ML to systems problems such as scheduling, anomaly detection, performance optimization, and incident response, with responsible AI practices.

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