Principal Backend Engineer
MetaAustin, TXonsite$205K–$376KCore ProductPosted 21d ago · Aug 23, 2026
Meta is hiring a principal backend engineer to work on software engineering for social platforms at global scale plus the largest open-weight model programme.
What you would own
- Design, build and operate services that carry production traffic.
- Raise the reliability and latency bar for the systems you own.
- Review designs and mentor engineers across the team.
Skills
TypeScriptGoPythonKubernetesPostgreSQLReactHackPrestoRustgRPCTerraform
What Agraph knows about Meta
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Employees
76K
+2.1% 90d
Open roles
1,480
+17% 30d
Remote share
26%
Activity score
86
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Compensation
Research Scientist pay at Meta up 17% year over year
Median posted compensation for research scientist roles moved from about $270K to $315K across 520 observed postings and reports.
Research Scientist median$315K+17%/ 12 months
Pay moving this fast usually signals a supply shortage rather than a general raise.
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