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Meta Software Engineer, AI Native in Menlo Park, California
Summary:
Meta is seeking talented engineers to join our teams in building cutting-edge products that connect billions of people around the world. As an AI Native SWE, you will work on complex technical problems, build new AI-powered and generative AI features, and improve existing products across all platforms. Our teams are pushing the boundaries of user experience through LLMs, conversational and multi-modal AI, context-aware systems, and AI-powered automation—and we’re looking for engineers who bring an AI-first mindset, move fast through rapid iteration and experimentation, and raise the bar on quality and reliability for AI-driven experiences.
Required Skills:
Software Engineer, AI Native Responsibilities:
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, operations, infrastructure) to build innovative AI-native application experiences
Build and integrate LLM / generative AI capabilities into product surfaces (mobile, web), including prompt engineering, structured prompting, and context management
Develop and maintain reusable software components for interfacing with back-end platforms, model serving/inference layers, and AI toolchains
Implement retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns (e.g., embeddings + retrieval) and contribute to context-aware and personalized user experiences
Contribute to agentic workflows and AI agents (including human-in-the-loop / expert-in-the-loop designs) to automate tasks and scale impact
Analyze, debug, and optimize code and systems for quality, efficiency, performance, reliability, and cost
Establish effective quality practices for AI features, including evaluation/QA for AI outputs, monitoring, and iterative improvement via feedback loops
Architect efficient and scalable systems that power complex applications and AI-enabled features, identify and resolve performance and scalability issues
Drive end-to-end execution of medium-to-large features with increasing independence, contribute to technical direction within the team
Establish ownership of components, features, or systems with comprehensive end-to-end understanding
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
6+ years of programming experience in a relevant language OR a PhD + 3 years programming experience in a relevant language
Experience building maintainable and testable codebases, including API design and unit testing techniques
Experience collaborating cross-functionally and contributing to technical decisions through influence, communication, and execution
Experience effectively utilizing AI technologies and tools (e.g., large language models, agents, etc.) to enhance workflows
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with one or more languages such as C/C++, Java, Python, JavaScript, Hack, and/or shell scripting
Experience with AI/ML techniques and workflows such as fine-tuning, transfer learning, few-shot/zero-shot approaches, and/or model distillation
Experience implementing RAG, embeddings, or knowledge-backed generation and familiarity with tokenization and transformer-based systems
Experience in one or more of the following: LLMs, generative AI, machine learning, recommendation systems, pattern recognition, data mining, or related fields
Experience designing AI agents, orchestration, and human-in-the-loop systems and treating AI as a collaborator to accelerate delivery
Experience with architectural patterns of large-scale software applications and improving efficiency, scalability, and stability of system resources
Experience improving quality through thoughtful code reviews, appropriate testing, rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes
Understanding of Responsible AI practices (AI safety, ethics, alignment, explainability) and building safeguards/quality controls for AI outputs
Experience with ML tooling/frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Python
Public Compensation:
$74.04/hour to $217,000/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.
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