Software Engineer HW/SW Co-Design Job at Meta (Menlo Park)

Software Engineer, HW/SW Co-Design Engineer

As a key member of the team you'll work closely with internal software and platf...

Location

United States , Menlo Park

Salary:

217000.00 USD / Year ▼

Meta

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta
Experience with programming and scripting languages such as C, C++, Java, PHP, Python
5+ years of experience with hardware architecture, compute technologies and/or storage systems

Job Responsibility

Utilize extensive understanding of CPUs (x86/ARM) to identify key platform resource bottlenecks. Collaborate closely with software product teams to re-architect services, improve performance through algorithm redesign, reduce resource consumption
Develop representative benchmarks (in C++, Python, and/or Hack) to capture fleet requirements and drive early evaluation of upcoming platforms. Drive fleet-wide detailed workload analysis and keep ahead of evolving business needs and its impact to compute fleet
Identify novel hardware/software co-design opportunities based on industry trends and new paradigms. Conduct pathfinding activities to quantify the value proposition for Meta and drive roadmap definition
Influence vendor hardware roadmap and broader ecosystem to align with Meta's requirements
Partner with Product Engineering and Infrastructure Engineering teams to find the optimal way to deliver the hardware roadmap into production and drive adoption

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Senior Software Engineer

The Artificial Intelligence Frameworks team at Microsoft develops AI software th...

Location

United States , Mountain View

Salary:

119800.00 - 234700.00 USD / Year

Microsoft Corporation

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

Job Responsibility

Software development in C++, Python, and other languages for specialized accelerators and host systems
Software design, development and optimization to execute AI workloads at the cloud scale
Co-design with hardware partner teams on HW/SW interfaces
Design and code review of peer work

Fulltime

C++ Simulation Engineer, GPU Modeling

AMD is looking for a C++ Simulation Engineer, GPU Modeling passionate about driv...

Location

Canada , Markham

Salary:

88000.00 - 132000.00 CAD / Year

AMD

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Proven hands-on object oriented programming experience in C/C++
Experience or familiarity with advanced text editors and IDEs
Good understanding of computer organization/architecture
Undergrad degree required
Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering preferred

Job Responsibility

Drive the development of C/C++ simulation models for silicon architecture and algorithm evaluation, performance analysis and hardware verification
Partner with cross-functional teams such as HW/SW Co-design, RTL design, verification, emulation, post silicon validation, firmware and software development, in the use and support of building ASIC architecture and simulation models to ensure first pass silicon success and rapid deployment
Develop and debug complex code, on a large-scale codebase and version control systems

Fulltime

C-Simulation Engineer, GPU Modeling

AMD is looking for a C-Simulation Engineer passionate about driving the cutting-...

Location

United States , Orlando, Florida

Salary:

98400.00 - 147600.00 USD / Year

AMD

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Proven hands-on object oriented programming experience in C/C++
Experience or familiarity with advanced text editors and IDEs
Good understanding of computer organization/architecture
Undergrad degree required
Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering preferred

Job Responsibility

Drive the development of C/C++ simulation models for silicon architecture and algorithm evaluation, performance analysis and hardware verification
Partner with cross-functional teams such as HW/SW Co-design, RTL design, verification, emulation, post silicon validation, firmware and software development, in the use and support of building ASIC architecture and simulation models to ensure first pass silicon success and rapid deployment
Develop and debug complex code, on a large-scale codebase and version control systems

Fulltime

Research Scientist Intern, Multimodal Contextual AI

At Reality Labs, our team brings novel experiences to life on Meta’s AR devices....

Location

United States , Sunnyvale

Salary:

7313.00 - 12134.00 USD / Month

Meta

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
Programming and simulation experience with languages such as C/C++ and Python
Experience with computer architecture and HW/SW co-design and co-optimization
Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain on-going work authorization during employment

Job Responsibility

Build and characterize experimental HW+SW systems on AR devices and device prototypes
Develop embedded firmware and software in RTOS and mobile operating systems, e.g. AOSP
Collaborate with other researchers and engineers across various disciplines

Ai Software Engineer

Meta is seeking a Software Engineer to join our team. The candidate is someone w...

Location

United Kingdom , London

Salary:

Not provided

Meta

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related STEM field
Specialized experience in one or more of the following AI/deep learning domains: AI infrastructure, hardware accelerators, high performance computing, AI compilers, performance optimizations, GPU architecture, on-device optimization, AI frameworks (PyTorch), HW/SW co-design and numerics
Experience developing AI algorithms in C/C++ or Python for large-scale AI applications

Job Responsibility

Apply in depth knowledge of AI infrastructure and hardware acceleration techniques to build and optimize our intelligent AI systems that improve Meta’s product and experiences
Goal setting related to project impact, AI system design, and infrastructure efficiency
Directly or influencing partners to deliver impact through thorough data analysis
Drive large efforts across multiple teams
Define use cases, and develop methodology & benchmarks to evaluate different approaches
Apply in depth knowledge of how the AI infra interacts with the other systems around it

ASIC Firmware Engineer, Modeling

OpenAI’s Hardware organization develops silicon and system-level solutions desig...

Location

United States , San Francisco

Salary:

226000.00 - 445000.00 USD / Year

OpenAI

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

5+ years of experience working in embedded SW space
Ability to thrive in ambiguity and learn new technologies
Strong programming skills in C/C++ and/or Rust
Experience developing high throughput, low latency and multi-threaded code
Experience working with real time operating systems (RTOS)
Experience developing hardware drivers and working with hardware
Experience with HW/SW co-design
Knowledge of common embedded protocols, e.g. UART, I2C, SPI, etc.

Job Responsibility

Design and implement drivers for hardware peripherals, including those related to AI chips
Design and implement functional software models to simulate SoC uncore logic and enable FW testing against the model
Design and implement low-latency and high throughput embedded SW to manage HW resources
Work with adjacent software and hardware teams to implement requirements, debug issues and shape future generations of the hardware
Collaborate with vendors to integrate their technologies within our systems
Bring up and debug firmware/driver on new platforms
Come up with processes and debug issues raised in the field
Set up monitoring, integration testing and diagnostics tools.

What we offer

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
Mental health and wellness support
Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible

Fulltime

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Research Scientist, HW/SW Co-Design

Our teams’ mission is to explore, develop and help productionize high performanc...

Location

United States , Menlo Park

Salary:

122000.00 - 181000.00 USD / Year

Meta

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta
Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta
Research experience in one or more of the following areas: low-precision numerics, quantization, computer arithmetic, mixed-precision training/inference, or numerical optimization for AI
Theoretical background and practical experience with AI models (e.g., CNNs, Transformers, LLMs, DIffusion Models)
In-depth experience of Python and experience with at least one major AI framework
Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Job Responsibility

Conduct fundamental research into advanced low-precision and mixed-precision numerical formats (e.g., 8-bit, 4-bit integers, custom floating-point formats) for AI models
Develop novel quantization algorithms, calibration techniques, and hardware-aware numerical strategies optimized for both training stability and inference efficiency
Design and implement proof-of-concept solutions in popular AI frameworks (e.g., PyTorch) to validate research hypotheses and measure performance impact on state-of-the-art models
Collaborate closely with hardware architects, compiler engineers, and AI model researchers to co-optimize numerical formats and algorithms for next-generation AI accelerators
Publish research results in recognized conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ASPLOS, ISCA, HPCA, MLSys, MICRO)

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Fulltime

Software Engineer HW/SW Co-Design

Meta

Location:
United States , Menlo Park

Category:
IT - Software Development

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Job Posted:
February 20, 2026

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