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Software Development Engineer in Test

Meta
Menlo, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/26/2026
As a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) within the Product Quality Experience (PQX) organization, you'll play a crucial role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products by building and executing automated testing across multiple products and platforms. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented engineer with cross-functional skills who has a passion for building great software products and improving engineering and testing efficiency

Software Development Engineer in Test Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement automated test frameworks and tools to fill test gaps
  • Drive quality within PQX by advocating for high quality, quickly escalating issues found by automation or blocking test execution, and helping other teams understand the importance of testing
  • Manage contingent engineers on the team to ensure high output volume
  • Partner with infrastructure and product engineering teams to ensure automated testing is fully enabled
  • Independently drive goals as a project manager - tracking and reporting on status, escalating risks, and finding solutions to obstacles
  • Design and implement high-quality automated tests to verify release readiness and product quality

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5 years of experience in developing and analyzing technical automated test frameworks and infrastructure
  • 5 years of work experience in a role coding in Python, PHP, Java, C/C (or equivalent language) including code maintenance and review

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 5 years of experience in assisting in the planning, tracking, and control of test environments and data
  • 5 years of experience building automation strategies and estimates test efforts
  • Experience in the review of QA procedures, elimination of redundancies and efficiency improvements
  • Experience with automation testing types to include (Unit, Functional, Load, Security, Behavioral, Integration, Component, Contract, End-to-End)
  • Experience in creating test automation test code and frameworks that can simulate complex multi-system scenarios

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@fb.com.

$169,000/year to $236,000/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.

Salary : $169,000 - $236,000

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