Software Engineer, Product Technical Leadership
Meta
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About the Role
Meta is seeking talented principal engineers to join our teams in building cutting-edge products that connect billions of people around the world. As a Software Engineer, Product Technical Leadership, you will oversee complex technical problems, build new features, and improve existing products across various platforms, including mobile devices and web applications. Our teams are constantly pushing the boundaries of user experience, and we're looking for passionate individuals who can help us advance the way people connect globally. If you're interested in leading a world-class team of engineers and researchers to work on exciting projects that have significant impact, we encourage you to apply.
Responsibilities
- Drive the team's goals and technical direction to pursue opportunities that make your larger organization more efficient
- Effectively communicate complex features and systems in detail
- Understand industry & company-wide trends to help assess & develop new technologies
- Partner & collaborate with organization leaders to help improve the level of performance of the team & organization
- Identify new opportunities for the larger organization & influence the appropriate people for staffing/prioritizing these new ideas
- Lead long term technical vision and roadmap for large cross-company efforts
- Suggest, collect and synthesize requirements and create an effective feature roadmap
- Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues, and drive large efforts to reduce technical debt
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 12+ years of programming experience in a relevant language OR 8+ years experience with a PhD
- Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmap in which short-term projects ladder to the long-term mission
- Experience driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts
- Experience utilizing data and analysis to explain technical problems and provide detailed feedback and solutions
- Experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions
- Experience mentoring/influencing executive stakeholders across organizations
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Swift, or Kotlin, and scripting languages such as Python, Javascript, or Hack
- 8+ years relevant experience building large-scale applications or similar experience
- Experience improving quality through thoughtful code reviews, appropriate testing, proper rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes
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@meta.com.
Key skills/competency
- Technical leadership
- Product development
- Scalability
- Performance optimization
- System design
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Mentorship
- Roadmapping
- Data analysis
- Software engineering
How to Get Hired at Meta
- Research Meta's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor to understand their focus on connection and the metaverse.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight extensive experience in technical leadership, large-scale product development, and cross-functional collaboration, using keywords from the Software Engineer, Product Technical Leadership description.
- Showcase impact with data: Quantify your achievements, focusing on how you drove efficiency, resolved scalability issues, and led significant engineering efforts in previous roles.
- Prepare for technical leadership interviews: Demonstrate deep expertise in system design, distributed systems, performance optimization, and architectural decision-making aligned with Meta's engineering standards.
- Practice behavioral questions: Emphasize your ability to mentor, influence executive stakeholders, communicate complex systems, and lead multi-year technical roadmaps effectively at Meta.
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