**Summary:** At Meta, we're developing innovative products that enable people to connect with loved ones and push the boundaries of computing platforms. As a Video Software Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to work on a wide range of products, including Messenger, Video, Groups, News Feed, Search, AR/VR, and GenAI, building cutting-edge video solutions that drive billions of interactions per day. You'll help create new features, improve existing products, and develop immersive video experiences that bring people closer together. By joining our team, you'll be part of creating products used by billions of people worldwide, solving complex technical problems, and shaping the future of online connection and community. **Required Skills:** Software Engineer, Video Responsibilities: 1. Research, develop, and troubleshoot real time communication systems, related to video and audio codecs, cameras, displays, and microphones 2. Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand features, operation, and specify enhancements 3. Optimizing and improving video codec efficiency, encode rate control, speed, video, pre- and post-processing and error resilience 4. Debugging and diagnosing quality of end-to-end video experience on lossy networks in real-time communication scenarios 5. Define the video optimization roadmap for both low-end and high-end network and devices 6. Lead the definition and implementation of media processing pipeline 7. Continuously improve the efficiency of the automated test tooling by leveraging the internal automated test infrastructure **Minimum Qualifications:** Minimum Qualifications: 8. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience 9. 5+ years of software development experience in industry settings or PhD with 2+ years of experience 10. 3+ years of relevant video software engineering experience in industry settings 11. Experience in C/C++ multithreaded programming 12. Experience leading large or complex projects, defined goals and delivered milestones by leading teams **Preferred Qualifications:** Preferred Qualifications: 13. Understanding of the multimedia stack, including containers, codecs, and AV synchronization 14. Video software engineering for video conferencing or other real-time communication applications including experience in image or video processing 15. Masters Degree or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent practical experience 16. 3+ years of experience with video codec standards like H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, VP8/VP9, AV1 17. Experience in Java/Kotlin 18. Experience in Real-Time Communication (RTC)/Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) or video with networking 19. Experience with live streaming applications including one or more ingestion protocols such as Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP), Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST), Secure Reliable Transport(SRT), Zixi Protocol 20. Experience with drafting or modifying video encoders 21. Experience with technical broadcast contribution pipelines: Path, transcoding settings, captions/subtitles, etc 22. Experience building Fast Forward MPEG (FFmpeg) filters or have worked with FFmpeg APIs 23. Experience with OpenCL, DirectX and Intel Media Software Development Kit (SDK) programming 24. Experience with Android Media SDK 25. Experience designing power-efficient software for mobile or embedded systems **Public Compensation:** $70.67/hour to $208,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits **Industry:** Internet **Equal Opportunity:** Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment. Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.