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# Software Engineer - Host Networking

- **Company:** The Meta Game, Inc.
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $183,997.0 - $257,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Booting (BIOS), C++ (Programming Language), Protocol Stack, Nvidia CUDA, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Data Centers, Software Debugging, Linux, Distributed Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), Emulators, Ethernet, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP), Networking Hardware, Python (Programming Language), Linux Kernel, Network Architecture, Routing, OpenCL, Performance Tuning, Quick EMUlator (QEMU), Remote Direct Memory Access, Real-Time Operating Systems, Recommender Systems, Shell Script, Software Engineering, System Programming, TCP/IP, Network Switches, Scripting, Load Balancing, Parallel Computation, Generative AI, Information Technology, ROCm, Mixed Reality
- **Published:** October 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/B23EE174D17242239388B53CDFFC6B5A/job/

## About the Role

8. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
 9. 7+ years software development experience in industry settings or PhD with 4+ years of experience
 10. 3+ years of relevant experience with network devices and products (routers, switches, adapters, or load balancers) and an understanding of network switching/routing protocols in industry settings
 11. Proficiency in C/C++ and at least one scripting language (Python/Shell Scripting)
 12. Experience with developing and automating test suites
 13. Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (e.g., hardware, firmware, test) to define and deliver technical solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

 14. Working knowledge of transport stack particularly Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) and/or RDMA over Converged Ethernet version 2 (RoCEv2)
 15. Experience with one of: platform services (program, control, and monitor Optics, Physical Layer (PHY), FPGAs, sensors, fan control, power etc), Board Support Package (BSP), Operating Systems, Kernel, Bootloader, Power Management, Real-Time Operating System (RTOS), Linux
 16. Systems programming, TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, SPDY, DNS, and load balancers
 17. Qemu, FPGA Emulation environment is a plus
 18. Linux Kernel, especially drivers and network stack
 19. Parallel computing platforms such as CUDA, ROCm and OpenCL

## Description

At Meta, we're building and operating one of the world's most dynamic and fast-paced networks, powering our global data centers and supporting advanced technologies like AI, Generative AI, Recommendation engines, and Metaverse. Our network infrastructure teams are responsible for developing, deploying, and operating this complex system, covering the entire network lifecycle from hardware development to operation. We're seeking software engineers to join our teams and help build scalable distributed systems, develop effective solutions to our challenges, and ship them into production. As part of our network engineering teams, you'll have the opportunity to work on advanced switching technology, collaborate with engineers, and contribute to the development of Meta's hyper-scale network infrastructure., 2. Debug complex system-level issues and lead performance tuning exercises to optimize software stack performance

 3. Understand software components from multiple partner teams, lead integration efforts, and drive continued development
 4. Develop and automate test suites for CI/CD framework and various components
 5. Collaborate with partner teams to integrate software components, align on goals, and participate in oncall rotations
 6. Design, develop, and deploy services to manage datacenter network switches and forwarding functions
 7. Develop infrastructure to maintain switch state and enable communication between services at scale