Job Description

Autonomy, cutting-edge technology, and talented teams are some of the reasons engineering leaders enjoy working at Facebook. Our bottom up culture is a cornerstone of how we work, and our empowered engineers are solving technical challenges at an unprecedented scale. As a Software Engineering Manager you will support, enable and empower your team, managing high-performing engineers to make a meaningful impact on billions of people around the world. Facebook is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for our team responsible for design, development and support of hardware-near software for accelerators and other components used in our infrastructure. The team consists of embedded software engineers focused on solving infrastructure problems at scale in areas such as video processing and machine learning. The team works in close collaboration with a large cross-functional team spanning from hardware and system integration engineers to application developers. In this role, you bring hands-on experience leading teams bringing up new silicon products in compute, storage or networking areas. You feel at home working on software at the boundary of the hardware interface, and a passion for delivering products at scale.

Manager, Software Engineering, Embedded Systems Responsibilities

* Manage a team of software engineers that builds the firmware and software that enables application-specific accelerators in our data centers.

* Manage engineers and help them develop their careers, assigning them to projects tailored to their skill levels, long-term skill development, personalities, and work styles.

* Communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional hardware and software engineering teams.

* Champion engineering and operational excellence, establishing metrics and process for regular assessment and improvement.

* Set clear expectations and create a positive work environment based on accountability, in collaboration with the engineering and management teams.

* Work closely with dedicated recruiting staff to expand the team, including sourcing candidates, interviewing candidates, participating in conferences/events, and on-boarding new employees.

Minimum Qualifications

* Proven track record of leading and managing Firmware and Embedded Software teams.

* Experience in hands-on development in C/C++ for embedded systems and evaluating firmware architecture and tradeoffs in custom HW IP blocks or SoC design.

* Knowledge of computer architecture, hardware interfaces real-time operating systems and driver development on high-level operating systems.

Preferred Qualifications

* Excellent understanding of most systems on modern SoCs: CPU cores, NoC, memory bandwidth tradeoffs, low-power, host interfaces, bootloaders, security, imaging and video pipelines.

* Delivered firmware for successful chip tapeouts as well as chip bringup and deployment experience.

* Experience in test-driven development (TDD) and continuous integration (CI) techniques for embedded systems.

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About the Facebook company

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities we're just getting started.

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