Software Engineer (Leadership) - Machine Learning

Meta; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the UK is seeking experienced principal engineers to spearhead innovative projects. You will be responsible for driving technical strategy, mentoring engineers, and collaborating across functions. Ideal candidates will have a solid background in programming, data analysis, and proven experience in leading significant engineering initiatives. Join us to impact how billions connect around the globe.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmaps.
• Experience driving large cross-functional engineering efforts.
• Ability to communicate complex technical issues clearly.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical direction and pursue opportunities for efficiency.
• Communicate complex features and systems effectively.
• Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues.

Skills

Programming experience

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring engineering teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

Job description

Overview

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

1. Drive the team's goals and technical direction to pursue opportunities that make your larger organization more efficient

2. Effectively communicate complex features and systems in detail

3. Understand industry & company-wide trends to help assess & develop new technologies

4. Partner & collaborate with organization leaders to help improve the level of performance of the team & organization

5. Identify new opportunities for the larger organization & influence the appropriate people for staffing/prioritizing these new ideas

6. Lead long term technical strategy and roadmap for large cross-company efforts

7. Suggest, collect and synthesize requirements and create an effective feature roadmap

8. Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues, and drive large efforts to reduce technical debt

Minimum Qualifications

1. Programming experience in a relevant language

2. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

3. Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmap in which short-term projects ladder to the long-term mission

4. Experience driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts

5. Experience utilizing data and analysis to explain technical problems and provide detailed feedback and solutions

6. Experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions

7. Experience mentoring/influencing experienced engineers across organizations

Preferred Qualifications

1. B.S. Computer Science or related technical field

2. Experience with Hadoop/HBase/Pig or MapReduce/Sawzall/Bigtable/Hive/Spark

3. Experience in shipping products to millions of customers or have started a new line of product

Industry: Internet