Meta
Embedded Software Engineer, Firmware - Reality Labs Sunnyvale, CA +4 locations •
Meta, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94087
Embedded Software Engineer, Firmware - Reality Labs
Reality Labs at Meta is building products that make it easier for people to connect with the ones they love most, enjoy top-notch, and wire-free VR. We are pushing the future of computing platforms, and we are a team of world-class experts developing and shipping products at the intersection of hardware, software and content. As an Embedded Software Engineer on the Reality Labs team at Meta, you can help build new, innovative hardware and software that radically redefine the way people work, play and connect. What we build today could one day be the norm. So to be here today is to truly be at the heart of change and the frontier of what's to come. We're the people helping to define the metaverse. We may not have all the answers. But together, we're getting closer.
Responsibilities
Analyze, design, develop, and debug firmware for a wide variety of devices, including novel sensing and imaging systems, haptic devices, and audio prototypes.
Collaborate closely in a team environment with silicon architects, hardware designers, OS team, and algorithm and model development teams.
Support all phases of hardware development – including early architecture requirements definition for custom silicon, firmware architecture, implementation, simulation, FPGA debug, chip bring up and support systems and software teams on algorithm development on validated systems.
Understand and implement power-management, boot loaders, scheduling, inter-processor communication, computer vision and firmware/system interfaces on RTOS and/or bare-metal environments.
Minimum Qualifications
B.S. degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
5+ years of experience in embedded software development.
Experience with embedded software design and programming in C/C++ for development, debugging, testing and performance analysis.
Experience working with embedded hardware platforms and exposure to concepts such as clock-level issues, interrupts, and polling.
Experience building software for embedded systems or custom SoCs.
Experience partnering and/or collaborating across multiple teams.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience developing with modern Real Time Operating Systems.
Hands-on coding experience with peripherals such as UART, SPI, CSI-2, i2c, GPIO, USB.
Experience with lab instrumentation such as oscilloscopes, logic/protocol analyzers for debugging embedded systems at HW level.
Experience with wireless and wired communication protocols, TCP/IP, Ethernet, Bluetooth and 802.11.
Experience with compression, camera and video pipelines, or encoding technologies such as H.264.
Experience across topics including computer graphics, computer vision, or machine learning.
Experience with silicon, device manufacturing, and low-power SoCs.
Experience with active power management or power optimizations.
Experience with prototyping or pre-silicon environments (FPGAs, simulation, or emulation).
Experience with embedded DSP, CPU, and GPU architectures.
Compensation
$147,000/year 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. Equal Employment Opportunity 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.
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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. Equal Employment Opportunity 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.
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