Software Engineer, Android

Meta•New York, NY

About The Position

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. Starting with Facebook in 2004, Meta has expanded to include apps and services like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp, empowering billions globally. The company is now focusing on augmented and virtual reality to develop the next evolution in social technology.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (or foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Software, Computer Engineering, Applied Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, or related field.
Requires completion of a university-level course, research project, internship, or thesis in the following: Object-oriented software development
Coding in C/C++, and Java
Building maintainable and testable codes bases including API design and unit testing techniques
Software development tools: Code editors (VIM or Emacs), and revision control systems (Subversion, GIT, or Perforce)
Linux, UNIX, or other nix-like OS including file manipulation and simple commands
Core web technologies: HTML, CSS, or JavaScript
Building highly-scalable performant solutions and
Algorithms

Responsibilities

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.
Work closely with product and design teams to build new and innovative application experiences for Android.
Work on problems of moderate scope and implement custom native user interfaces using the latest Android programming techniques.
Receiving general instructions on routine work and detailed instructions on new projects or assignments, build reusable Android software components for interfacing with back-end platforms.
Resolve a variety of issues by analyzing and optimizing UI and infrastructure application code for quality, efficiency, and performance.
Deliver tasks and projects on Android that are critical to the team’s goals (including product goals, PREQ goals, etc.).
Drive projects forward on Android by leading XFN conversations, unblocking other engineers, data analysis, future iterations, etc.
Write consistently high-quality, clean, and well-documented Android code that is easily readable and extensible.
Make contributions to improve the Android components or systems to facilitate easier development of new features.