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Meta · 3 months ago

Embedded Software Engineer, Firmware

Redmond, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Meta is a technology company focused on building immersive experiences that connect people. As an Embedded Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and optimize embedded firmware systems for AR, VR, and wearable devices, collaborating with cross-functional teams to innovate in areas like computer vision and machine learning.

Computer Software

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Design and implement software components at all layers of the system, including kernel, synchronization primitives, resource allocators, memory management, security, I/O systems, persistence, etc

Develop drivers and services that operate efficiently in constrained environments and deliver large volumes of data with low-latency and high-bandwidth

Lead hardware bring up, peripheral drivers and communication, silicon integration, and power and performance management and optimization efforts

Debug complex, system-level, multi-component issues that span multiple layers from kernel to application

Profile performance problems and drive optimizations across the entire software stack

Integrate software components from multiple partner teams into a unified product code base and drive their continued development

Analyze, design, develop, and debug firmware for various devices, including novel sensing and imaging systems, haptic devices, and audio prototypes

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve issues and create new features in the connectivity space, including wireless software stacks (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Cellular, UWB, etc.)

Enhance complex systems with wireless interfaces and provide support to QA, manufacturing, and other software teams

Qualification

Embedded software developmentC/C++ programmingCommunication protocolsReal Time Operating SystemsDebugging embedded systemsTechnical leadershipCollaboration skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

7+ years software development experience in industry settings or PhD with 4+ years of experience

3+ years embedded software development experience in industry settings

Experience in large-scale C/C++ code base

Experience defining and driving technical work streams and providing technical leadership for software engineering teams

Preferred

Experience building software for embedded systems or custom SoCs

Demonstrated expertise in one or several of the following areas - communication protocols (TCP/IP, Bluetooth, Wifi), computer vision, camera and video pipelines, graphics pipelines encoding technologies (H.265), power management, or prototyping and pre-silicon environments (FPGAs, simulation, emulation)

Experience delivering consumer electronics

Experience working with embedded hardware platforms and exposure to concepts such as clock-level issues, interrupts, and polling

Experience with lab instrumentation such as oscilloscopes, logic/protocol analyzers for debugging embedded systems at HW level

Demonstrated expertise in developing with modern Real Time Operating Systems