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Software Engineering

Solutions Architect, Platform

LocationMenlo Park, CA
Facebook was built to help people connect and share, and over the last decade our tools have played a critical part in changing how people around the world communicate with one another. With over a billion people using the service and more than fifty offices around the globe, a career at Facebook offers countless ways to make an impact in a fast growing organization.
Partner Engineering is a highly technical team that works with our strategic partners to integrate Facebook Platform into their Web sites, applications, and devices. In this role, you will engage with some of the world's most influential companies and work closely with our world-class engineering and product teams. The ideal candidate will combine excellent technical and business skills to make our partners successful and improve the Facebook and Instagram Platforms. This position is based in our Menlo Park office.

Responsibilities

  • Deeply understand Facebook Platform and underlying implementation
  • Help our partners implement existing or pre-release aspects of Facebook Platform within their products by teaching, consulting, and providing code examples
  • Troubleshoot partner technical issues in real-time
  • Drive partner bugs, requirements and feature requests with Product and Engineering
  • Manage the relationship with the partner’s technical team
  • Write whitepapers, samples, and other materials to share with the broader Facebook developer community

Requirements

  • Previous experience (5+ years) as a software engineer, technical consultant or partner/sales engineer
  • Strong understanding of consumer products on the web, media experience a plus
  • Deep understanding of the Web technology stack (TCP/IP, HTTP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS)
  • Excellent communication skills including experience speaking to a technical and business audiences
  • BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent degree/experience
  • Solid software development skills with experience building software developed in (at least one) Python, PHP, C/C++, Ruby, C# or Java
  • Proficient in a Unix/Linux environment
  • Willingness and ability to travel ~20% of time
  • The ideal candidate will already have a good understanding of the Facebook Platform
  • Experience with iOS, Android, J2ME, RIM, Symbian or other mobile platforms
  • Must have strong English and presentation skills
EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Individuals with a disability.
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