Principal Engineer: Tech Leadership, Roadmap & Scale

Meta; Redmond; On-site; AUD 312,000 - 428,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta is seeking principal engineers to oversee complex technical problems and build features across mobile and web platforms. You will guide the team, mentor stakeholders, and push innovation while aligning with long-term missions.

Ideal candidates have a strong track record in leading large-scale infrastructure projects, driving performance improvements, and shaping multi-year roadmaps across organizations. Equity, bonus, and comprehensive benefits are included.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of programming experience in a relevant language OR 8+ years with a PhD
• Experience mentoring executive stakeholders across organizations
• Experience using data and analysis to explain technical problems and provide detailed feedback and solutions
• Experience driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions
• Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmap in which short-term projects ladder to the long-term mission

Responsibilities

• Oversee complex technical problems and build new features across platforms
• Lead world-class team of engineers and researchers to advance the mission
• Drive performance and scalability improvements across systems
• Shape long-term roadmaps and cross-company initiatives

Skills

Technical leadership

Communication

Industry trends

Stakeholder collaboration

Staffing strategy

Tech roadmap

Requirements gathering

Performance & scalability

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field

Tools

C

C++

Java

Python

Job description

Meta is seeking principal engineers to oversee complex technical problems and build features across mobile and web platforms. You will guide the team, mentor stakeholders, and push innovation while aligning with long-term missions.

Ideal candidates have a strong track record in leading large-scale infrastructure projects, driving performance improvements, and shaping multi-year roadmaps across organizations. Equity, bonus, and comprehensive benefits are included.