Software Engineer, Android

Overview

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology.

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• Research, design, develop, and test operating systems‑level software, compilers, and network distribution software for user interfaces, infrastructure, and/or tools supporting applications on Android using the Android SDK.
• Lead complex technical or product efforts to resolve a wide range of issues in creative ways.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to peers.
• Work closely with product and design teams to build new and innovative application experiences for Android.
• Work on problems of diverse scope and implement custom native user interfaces using the latest Android programming techniques.
• Receive little instruction on day‑to‑day work, and build reusable Android software components for interfacing with back‑end platforms.
• Analyze and optimize UI and infrastructure application code for quality, efficiency, and performance.
• Telecommute from anywhere in the U.S.
• Permitted.

• Bachelor’s degree (foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Software, Computer Engineering, Applied Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, or related field, plus five years of progressive, post‑baccalaureate work experience in the job offered or a computer‑related occupation.
• Five years of experience in the following areas:
• • Object‑oriented software development
• • Building Android applications in Java using Android SDK
• • Leading complex technical projects
• • AOSP (Android Open Source Project)
• • Android internals or frameworks services
• • Coding in Java
• • Building maintainable and testable code bases including API design and unit testing techniques
• • Multithreading programming and mobile memory management
• • Software development tools: code editors (Vim or Emacs) and revision control systems (Subversion, Git, or Perforce)
• • Linux, UNIX, or other Unix‑like OS including file manipulation and simple commands
• • Core web technologies: HTML, CSS, or Java Script
• • Building highly scalable, performant solutions
• • Design scalable distributed systems with partition tolerance, consistency, and availability guarantees
• • Data processing, programming languages, databases, networking, operating systems, computer graphics, or human‑computer interaction
• or 15. Applying algorithms and core computer science concepts to real world systems as evidenced by recognizing and matching patterns from different areas of computer science in production systems

Public Compensation: $219,270/year to $240,240/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

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