Software Engineer, Video
Bellevue, WA • Menlo Park, CA • Full Time
Facebook
Software Engineering
Engineering
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 cutting-edge 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 shaping the future of online connection and community.
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 the internal automated test infrastructure
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 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
- Understanding of the multimedia stack, including containers, codecs, and AV synchronization
- Video software engineering for video conferencing or other real-time communication applications including experience in image or video processing
- Masters Degree or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent practical experience
- 3+ years of experience with video codec standards like H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP8/VP9, AV1
- Experience in Java/Kotlin
- Experience in Real-Time Communication (RTC)/Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) or video with networking
- Experience with live streaming applications including one or more ingestion protocols such as Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP), Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST), Secure Reliable Transport(SRT), Zixi Protocol
- Experience with drafting or modifying video encoders
- Experience with technical broadcast contribution pipelines: Path, transcoding settings, captions/subtitles, etc
- Experience building Fast Forward MPEG (FFmpeg) filters or have worked with FFmpeg APIs
- Experience with OpenCL, DirectX and Intel Media Software Development Kit (SDK) programming
- Experience with Android Media SDK
- Experience designing power-efficient software for mobile or embedded systems
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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.
$70.67/hour to $208,000/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.
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Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. You may view our Equal Employment Opportunity notice here.
Meta is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, fill out the Accommodations request form .