Software Engineer, Embedded Systems

Meta•Burlingame, CA

5h•$154,000 - $217,000

About The Position

Meta is seeking a Software Engineer to join its embedded engineering team and develop low-level software and firmware for consumer hardware products. The role works at the intersection of hardware and software to build reliable, performant embedded systems under strict resource constraints. The engineer contributes across the embedded software development lifecycle, including system bring-up, driver development, real-time operating system integration, and hardware abstraction layer design, helping establish the foundation for Meta's next generation of connected devices.

Requirements

Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience; the degree must be completed before joining Meta.
At least 5 years of experience developing embedded firmware or low-level software in C or C++.
Experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS), bare-metal programming, or embedded Linux environments.
Experience developing or debugging device drivers, hardware abstraction layers, or board support packages for microcontrollers or SoCs.
Experience writing automated tests and using debugging tools such as JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, or serial debuggers to isolate and resolve firmware defects.
Experience analyzing and optimizing embedded software for power, latency, or memory constraints.

Nice To Haves

Experience with sensor fusion, signal conditioning, or ADC/DAC interfacing.
Experience with optical sensor integration and signal processing.
Experience with embedded communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, USB, or Bluetooth Low Energy.
Ongoing AI skill development, such as prompt/context engineering or agent orchestration, and keeping current with emerging AI technologies.
Experience optimizing power for battery-constrained wearable or portable devices.
Experience developing firmware for low-power analog sensors.
Ability to integrate AI tools to optimize or redesign workflows and drive measurable impact, such as efficiency gains or quality improvements.
Experience implementing responsible, ethical AI practices, such as risk assessment, bias mitigation, and quality and accuracy reviews.
Familiarity with continuous integration workflows adapted for embedded targets, including cross-compilation and hardware-in-the-loop testing pipelines.
Experience developing embedded software for consumer electronics, wearables, or IoT devices.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain embedded firmware and low-level software components for resource-constrained hardware platforms.
Develop and debug hardware abstraction layers, device drivers, and board support packages for custom silicon and peripherals.
Integrate and configure real-time operating systems (RTOS) to meet latency, power, and memory requirements.
Write automated unit, integration, and hardware-in-the-loop tests to validate firmware behavior in expected and error conditions.
Instrument firmware with logging, metrics, and alerting to support observability and production reliability.
Collaborate with hardware engineers, silicon teams, and product partners to define firmware interfaces and resolve cross-disciplinary dependencies.
Participate in code reviews to improve firmware quality, identify common embedded software defects, and share knowledge with peers.
Analyze and optimize firmware for power consumption, memory footprint, and real-time execution performance.
Own embedded software components end-to-end, respond to production issues, and maintain code health by deprecating obsolete implementations.
Produce technical documentation for firmware interfaces, bring-up procedures, and system behaviors.