Meta is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer in Test to define and lead quality engineering strategy across Meta's large-scale, distributed software systems and products. In this role, you will architect test infrastructure, establish organization-wide quality standards, and drive systemic improvements to reliability, coverage, and release confidence across multiple engineering organizations. You will operate at the intersection of product engineering, platform infrastructure, and developer productivity, shaping how quality is built into software at every stage of the development lifecycle.
Software Development Engineer in Test Responsibilities
Define and own the long-term quality engineering strategy and test architecture for large-scale distributed systems spanning multiple product areas and engineering organizations
Design and build scalable, reusable test automation frameworks and infrastructure that can be adopted broadly to improve reliability, coverage, and developer productivity
Lead cross-functional quality initiatives by partnering with product engineering, platform, and infrastructure teams to identify systemic quality gaps and drive resolution at the root cause level
Establish and evangelize standards for test design across unit, integration, end-to-end, performance, and fault-injection testing methodologies
Develop and own quality metrics, dashboards, and reporting systems that provide actionable signal on product health, test coverage, and release readiness
Evaluate and improve CI/CD pipeline quality gates, staged rollout validation processes, and feature flagging strategies to reduce production incidents and improve deployment confidence
Identify systemic reliability, scalability, and performance issues through root cause analysis and drive proactive improvements to test coverage and signal fidelity
Mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers across quality and product engineering teams, elevating the overall test engineering craft across the organization
Influence engineering roadmaps and architectural decisions by advocating for testability, observability, and quality as first-class engineering requirements
Drive adoption of quality engineering practices across the organization through documentation, tooling, and cross-team enablement programs
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
8+ years of experience in software development engineering in test, quality engineering, or software engineering with a focus on test infrastructure and automation
Experience designing and implementing large-scale test automation frameworks and CI/CD quality pipelines for distributed systems
Experience defining quality strategy and driving adoption of testing methodologies across multiple engineering teams or product areas
Experience with performance testing, reliability engineering, or fault-injection testing for high-scale production systems
Experience communicating quality strategy and engineering decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders through written proposals and cross-functional alignment
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated history of influencing engineering culture and practices at an organizational level through tooling, standards, or enablement programs
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
Experience building test infrastructure and quality tooling that spans mobile, web, and backend systems within a single product ecosystem
Experience with observability platforms, production monitoring, and using telemetry data to inform test coverage and quality signal
Experience applying static analysis, fuzzing, or model-based testing techniques to improve defect detection in complex software systems
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
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 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@meta.com.
$173,000/year to $237,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.
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