Developer Relations Engineer - Horizon Worlds

Reality Labs at Meta is building products that make it easier for people to connect with the ones they love most, enjoy top-notch, wire-free VR, and push the future of computing platforms. We are a team of world-class experts developing and shipping products at the intersection of hardware, software and content.

The Developer Relations Engineering team is looking for an experienced games engineer with a history of shipping high quality titles for PC, console, and/or mobile platforms. The ideal candidate will have experience in a wide breadth of disciplines, with an expertise in at least one specific area (networking, graphics, gameplay, etc...). In this role, you'll serve as a platform and game development expert to help guide development teams across the Reality Labs organization in implementing best practices and performance optimization. You'll also team with builders and developers outside the company looking to create high quality experiences on our platform. As a Software Engineer on our Developer Relations Engineering

• Horizon team, you can help build the future of the metaverse and how people work, play and connect online.

Developer Relations Engineer

• Horizon Worlds Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on best practices to development teams both inside and outside of Meta

Partner closely with various infra and product teams across Meta on new and evolving APIs/features

Assist partner teams across Reality Labs with code analysis and optimization

Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to deliver innovative AR/VR products

Write high-quality, performant, and maintainable code

Serve as an expert on Meta's platform (hardware and software) and provide that expertise to partner teams across the organization

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  7+ years of software engineering experience in real-time gaming or 2+ years of software engineering experience with PhD

7+ years of experience with C/C++ programming

7+ years of object-oriented and component-based design experience

Problem-solving and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering AAA Games, working on Graphics subsystems or the Game Engine AR/VR experience

Knowledge of ray tracing, rasterization and linear algebra

Experience with low level performance profiling and optimization

Experience implementing 3D graphics features such as lighting, effects, shaders and other low-level systems

Experience with tools such as Maya, Houdini, Blender, 3Ds Max, Arnold, RenderMan, or Cycles

Experience with either DirectX/Vulkan/OpenGL/Metal

Locations

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.

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 support, please reach out to accommodations-ext@fb.com.

$177,008/year to $251,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual pay is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable.

In addition to base salary, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.