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[Apply on Meta Platforms’s careers site →](https://www.metacareers.com/jobs/1154573427521292/) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Meta Platforms](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/) / Software Engineer - Backend, Standalone Apps Team ## Job description We're Meta's Standalone Apps Team - we build new apps to reach new user scenarios and serve needs that aren't well met today. It's still early - a small team working 0→1. If you want high ownership, a short path from idea to ship, and the chance to shape a product from its first version, this is that kind of team. We're looking for a senior backend engineer to build the services behind the product. You'll design and own backend systems that power the app, make them reliable and fast as usage grows, and partner with client and ML engineers on the end-to-end experience. ## Responsibilities Design, build, and own backend services and APIs that power the core product. Model data and design systems that stay reliable, fast, and cost-efficient as usage grows. Set technical direction for major backend areas; raise the bar on quality, observability, and operational health. Partner with client, ML, and product to deliver features end to end. Mentor other engineers and improve how the team builds. ## Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience - 12+ years of software engineering experience, with significant time building backend/server systems - Strong grasp of distributed systems, data modeling, APIs, and service reliability - Track record of designing and shipping backend systems at scale Experience leading the technical direction of a project and working independently with limited guidance - Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements) 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 Experience taking a new product backend from 0→1 Experience with high-throughput, low-latency systems or social/consumer-scale data Experience partnering closely with ML/recsys systems ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Nov 5, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Nov 8, 2026 - Last checked: Nov 8, 2026 - Listed for: 3 days - Location: Menlo Park, California, US - Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Meta Platforms’s careers site →](https://www.metacareers.com/jobs/1154573427521292/) ## Hiring at Meta Platforms - Open jobs: 1,340 - New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections - Tracked since: Jul 11, 2026 [All Meta Platforms jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/) · [Weekly hiring report](/reports/hiring/) ## More jobs at Meta Platforms ### [Software Engineer - Network Switching](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/jobs/3636f0d5fe57b12eb517/) Menlo Park, California, US ### [Software Engineer - Traffic Capacity & Performance](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/jobs/c5461bcd5b494a82f6bc/) Menlo Park, California, US ### [Software Engineer - Traffic Efficiency](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/jobs/4d1f6c0daf76f67a9c8a/) Menlo Park, California, US ### [Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Technical Leadership) - Ads Products](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/jobs/e7f44b733efc71a22946/) Menlo Park, California, US ### [Software Engineer, Product - Ads Products](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/meta-platforms/jobs/8fb1b331ccbf086a95ee/) Menlo Park, California, US ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Standalone Transmission Safety Representative](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/firstenergy/jobs/b33b60596b7fb3e0bf45/) FirstEnergy · Altoona, PA, United States ### [Standalone Transmission Safety Representative](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/firstenergy/jobs/9df1034564878d3bc214/) FirstEnergy · Greensburg, PA, United States ### [Backend Java Software Engineer III](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/7233ddf6b1fb6089fcbf/) JPMorganChase · Plano, TX, United States ### [Software Engineer III - Backend](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/099b2ab0c12d29505a28/) JPMorganChase · Palo Alto, CA, United States ### [Junior Backend Java Developer- Enterprise Payments and Credit Card](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/huntington-bank/jobs/6ad189ddd3327b1e2d46/) Huntington Bank · Columbus, OH Minnetonka, MN [Jobs in Menlo Park, CA](/locations/us/ca/menlo-park/)[Jobs in California](/locations/us-ca/)[Software Engineering jobs](/functions/software-engineering/) OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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