Software Engineer, Security - Reality Labs Wearables

Meta Reality Labs' mission is to give people the tools to feel connected anytime, anywhere. We create new, category-defining consumer hardware and software that are immersive, social, and increase the depth of people's connections. The team is a diverse group of problem solvers, inventors, and proven visionaries who are relentless about transforming everyday occurrences into rich experiences that have the potential to improve the way billions of people live. Meta Reality Labs is developing wearables devices to enable people to defy distance—connecting with each other and the world—through world-class hardware and software.

As a Software Engineer on the Wearables Core OS Security team, you'll be a part of a groundbreaking team to ensure users and developers are safe and delighted with their experiences across our platforms, devices, companion apps, app ecosystem, and more. Some of our products include future generations of Meta AI smartglasses and AR glasses.

The ideal candidate will share our passion for engineering solutions that make privacy easy, improve user trust and internal data clarity. You'll have the chance to work with many teams (e.g. product development, hardware, firmware, automation, research, systems, legal, policy) across Meta Reality Labs and Meta. We have the opportunity to leverage Meta's infrastructure, which allows us to drive this in a scalable, reliable, and quick manner and provides unique opportunities for career growth.Software Engineer, Security - Reality Labs Wearables Responsibilities

• Design and implementation of security software for Meta’s wearables products.
• Debug complex, system-level, multi-component issues that typically span across multiple layers from kernel to application
• Mentor new engineers on the team
• Contribute to define and improve processes for better engineering
• Work with cross-functional teams to design and implement security features that span across hardware, firmware and software
• Build and ship high quality work following best practices in order to achieve high reliability, thoughtful code reviews, appropriate testing, proper rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes that improve stability

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience OR PhD plus 2+ years of experience of software engineering experience in the following: security software, operating systems or embedded systems
• 3+ years of experience designing and implementing security-enhancing features for consumer centric devices
• 3+ years of experience working on systems software in a large-scale C/C++/Java/Rust code base
• Technical experience in at least one of the following areas: developing low-level operating system components (e.g. AOSP, iOS, Windows, Linux, QNX), hypervisors and trusted execution environments, code authentication from boot chain of trust through runtime verification, sandboxing processes, applied cryptography
• 2+ years of experience defining and driving technical work streams and providing technical leadership for software engineering teams in cross-functional environments

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience designing and implementing security software for consumer centric devices.
• Experience building security software stack such as secure boot, signing and authentication and building solutions to scale them for millions of devices
• Experience working in large cross-functional organizations and navigating ambiguities working with multiple teams
• Experience with ARM based SoCs

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information. 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

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