Software Engineer, Systems (Games and Interactive Experiences)

Meta is building frontier AI models that generate production-ready software. We're looking for a systems engineer to push this capability toward games and interactive experiences that run smoothly on real devices, respond instantly to input, and adapt to their hardware and platform. Your systems expertise — frame pacing, device optimization, multiplayer networking, cross-platform porting — will directly improve our models by shaping the evaluation and training data we use.

Software Engineer, Systems (Games and Interactive Experiences) Responsibilities:

• Build and optimize interactive experiences that meet performance targets across frame rate, latency, and resource efficiency on real devices
• Develop cross-platform solutions that adapt to different hardware capabilities, form factors, and input methods
• Design and implement networked real-time experiences that remain responsive under varying network conditions
• Create evaluation frameworks, benchmarks, and tooling to assess and improve model-generated experiences
• Collaborate across teams to drive initiatives that improve training data quality and model capabilities
• Own components or systems end-to-end, from design through production

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience building and shipping games, applications, or interactive experiences to production
• Experience testing, debugging, and optimizing interactive applications for performance and reliability
• Experience with the systems layer of interactive software, such as frame pacing, threading, app lifecycle, or platform integration
• Programming experience in C++, C#, Kotlin/Java, Swift, or shader languages
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience porting applications across platforms, form factors, or input devices
• Experience building networked real-time or multiplayer experiences
• Experience with performance profiling tools such as RenderDoc, Perfetto, PIX, or Instruments
• Experience with game engine technology such as Unity or Unreal, or with real-time graphics and shader pipelines
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Experience building spatial or XR experiences, including sensor-driven input such as hand tracking and gaze
• Experience with graceful degradation strategies across varied hardware and thermal conditions
• Exposure to large language models or generative AI application development

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected].

$154,003/year to $217,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.