Software Engineering Leader, Product
Meta
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Job Description
Software Engineering Leader, Product at 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 our team, you will manage 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 strategy 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
- Programming experience in a relevant language
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 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 experienced engineers 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
- 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.
Key skills/competency
- Technical Leadership
- Product Development
- Scalability
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- System Design
- Roadmapping
- Mentorship
- Problem Solving
- Data Analysis
- Software Architecture
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: Highlight experience in technical leadership, product development, large-scale systems, and specific programming languages relevant to Meta.
- Showcase impact and leadership: Quantify your achievements in driving technical roadmaps, mentoring engineers, and solving complex problems in cross-functional settings.
- Prepare for technical deep-dives: Expect rigorous interviews covering system design, architectural decisions, and advanced problem-solving related to scalability and performance.
- Demonstrate communication and collaboration: Be ready to discuss how you partner with organizational leaders and influence staffing/prioritization for new technical opportunities.
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