Systems Programmer Jobs in Bellevue, WA

At Meta, we're developing innovative products that enable people to connect with loved ones and push the boundaries of computing platforms. As a Video Software Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to work on a wide range of products, including Messenger, Video, Groups, News Feed, Search, AR/VR, and GenAI, building video solutions that drive billions of interactions per day. You'll help create new features, improve existing products, and develop immersive video experiences that bring people closer together. By joining our team, you'll be part of creating products used by billions of people worldwide, solving complex technical problems, and contributing to the evolution of online connection and community products.

Software Engineer, Video Responsibilities:

• Research, develop, and troubleshoot real time communication systems, related to video and audio codecs, cameras, displays, and microphones
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand features, operation, and specify enhancements
• Optimizing and improving video codec efficiency, encode rate control, speed, video, pre- and post-processing and error resilience
• Debugging and diagnosing quality of end-to-end video experience on lossy networks in real-time communication scenarios
• Define the video optimization roadmap for both low-end and high-end network and devices
• Lead the definition and implementation of media processing pipeline
• Continuously improve the efficiency of the automated test tooling by leveraging automated test infrastructure

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of software development experience in industry settings or PhD with 2+ years of experience
• 3+ years of relevant video software engineering experience in industry settings
• Experience in C/C++ multithreaded programming
• Experience leading large or complex projects, defined goals and delivered milestones by leading teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Using ML-based quality metrics and metadata for large-scale quality evaluation
• Leveraging AI-based enhancement tools that complement standard video-codecs (AV1)
• Benchmarking of traditional and novel audio/video processing use cases
• Designing AI/ML-based compression algorithms to reduce the platform's compute footprint, while improving end-user experience
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy review)
• Experience with neural video/image compression and AI research
• Intelligent algorithms to improve video quality for calling and video conferencing
• Knowledge of multimedia/rendering stack, including containers, codecs, and AV synchronization, CV/ML
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience with computer vision, video/image codecs, or video/image processing
• Expertise in camera, graphics and/or on-device ML processing and enhancement
• Experience designing power-efficient software for mobile or embedded systems
• Industry experience in Video-on-Demand, RTC, or videos at scale
• Experience with state-of-the-art video codecs, e.g., H.264/AVC, HEVC, AV1, and AV2
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

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.

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

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 accommodations-ext@meta.com.

Compensation

• $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.