Software development jobs in the United States

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Counted Nov 3, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 52,021
Employers: 9,818

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / year: $140,854Across 11,072 listings
Average starting payUSD / hour: $57.06Across 2,276 listings
Average starting payUSD / month: $13,248Across 54 listings
Average starting payCAD / year: $135,566Across 45 listings
Average starting payUSD / week: $2,136Across 10 listings

Employer-advertised starting pay, not employee salaries. Currencies and pay periods stay separate.

Where work happens

Remote: 9%4,438 listings
Hybrid: 7%3,608 listings
On-site: 15%7,829 listings

Not specified: 69% (36,146 listings)

Employers hiring include Akamai Technologies, Inc. (779), Lockheed Martin (692), Salesforce.com (608).

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These figures describe the listings on this role page at the date shown, not the whole job market. Listings can change.

Employer-listed minimums from at least 10 listings per currency and pay period. These are advertised starting amounts, not employee salaries. Jobs without a minimum and unusual amounts are excluded.

Hybrid and on-site classifications may be inferred from descriptions. Check the original ad. How we count

Software development jobs in the United States

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Software Engineer, Systems ML

Washington, DC, United States

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Experience: 6+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on machine learning systems, AI infrastructure, or high-performance computing
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 15, 2026

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Summary:

Meta is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Systems ML Engineering team, focused on building and optimizing the machine learning infrastructure that powers Meta's products at massive scale. In this role, you will design and develop high-performance ML systems, working across the full stack from model training and inference pipelines to hardware-aware optimizations. You will collaborate with researchers, platform engineers, and product teams to accelerate ML workloads and improve the efficiency of AI infrastructure that serves billions of users.

Required Skills:

Software Engineer, Systems ML Responsibilities:

Design, build, and optimize large-scale ML training and inference systems, including distributed computing frameworks and hardware-accelerated pipelines
Develop and maintain high-performance ML infrastructure components in C++ and Python, ensuring reliability, scalability, and low-latency execution
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across the ML stack using profiling, instrumentation, and benchmarking tools
Architect and evaluate trade-offs in ML system design, including memory bandwidth, compute utilization, and I/O throughput
Partner with research and product teams to translate ML model requirements into efficient infrastructure solutions
Define and track system-level metrics and service level objectives to maintain production reliability of ML serving systems
Lead technical design reviews and contribute to engineering standards for ML systems across the organization
Mentor other engineers on ML infrastructure best practices, debugging methodologies, and performance optimization techniques
Drive adoption of AI-augmented development workflows to expand engineering productivity and broaden the scope of deliverables
Contribute to staged rollout strategies using feature flagging and experimentation frameworks to safely deploy ML system changes

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
6+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on machine learning systems, AI infrastructure, or high-performance computing
Experience developing and optimizing ML training or inference pipelines using frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or equivalent
Experience with distributed computing architectures and large-scale systems design for ML workloads
Experience programming in C++ and Python for performance-critical systems
Experience using profiling and performance analysis tools to identify and resolve bottlenecks in ML or compute-intensive systems

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience optimizing large-scale ranking and recommendation model inference on AI accelerator hardware
Experience with hardware-software co-design, including numerics optimization and SIMD or vectorization techniques
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
Experience with GPU programming using CUDA, ROCm, or equivalent hardware accelerator kernel development
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

Public Compensation:

$154,003/year to $217,000/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@meta.com.

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ML
Distributed computing
C++
Python
Research
Debugging
Computer science
Computer engineering
Machine learning
PyTorch
TensorFlow
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