Software Engineer - Technical Leadership
Meta
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About Meta
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 member of the People Products team, you will manage complex technical problems, build new features, and improve existing products across various platforms to improve the employee experience at Meta. 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.
Software Engineer - Technical Leadership 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 strategy and roadmap for large cross-company efforts
- Suggest, collect and synthesize requirements and create an effective feature roadmap
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
- Successful candidate must remain in role in the same team in India for a minimum period of 24 months before being eligible for transfer to another role, team or location
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience improving quality through thoughtful code reviews, appropriate testing, proper rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes
- 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
Key skills/competency
- Technical Leadership
- Software Engineering
- System Design
- Product Development
- Strategic Planning
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Roadmap Development
- Data Analysis
- Mentorship
- Large-scale Applications
How to Get Hired at Meta
- Research Meta's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume for technical leadership: Highlight 12+ years of experience, multi-year roadmap planning, and cross-functional engineering efforts for Meta.
- Showcase problem-solving skills: Prepare to discuss complex technical challenges, data-driven solutions, and stakeholder influence during interviews.
- Demonstrate strategic impact: Emphasize your experience in leading long-term technical strategy and roadmap development for large-scale applications.
- Network within Meta: Connect with current Software Engineer - Technical Leadership or Principal Engineers on LinkedIn for insights and referrals.
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