Software Engineer (Leadership) - Product

Meta; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks principal engineers to lead cutting-edge initiatives that connect billions globally. You will tackle complex technical problems, design scalable features for mobile and web, and drive product excellence through strong cross-functional collaboration.

Candidates should have a proven track record planning multi-year roadmaps, mentoring engineers, and applying data-driven feedback to improve code quality, testing, rollout, and monitoring.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to plan multi-year roadmaps aligning short-term projects with the long-term mission.
• Experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions.
• Experience mentoring/influencing experienced engineers across organizations.
• 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 building large-scale applications or similar experience.

Skills

Roadmap planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring engineers

Data-driven problem solving

System design

AI tooling integration

Large-scale systems

Programming languages

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / related field

Tools

C

C++

Java

Swift

Kotlin

Python

JavaScript

Hack

Job description

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.

• Programming experience in a relevant language
• Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmap in which short-term projects ladder to the long-term mission
• Experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions
• Experience mentoring/influencing experienced engineers across organizations
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 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 improving quality through thoughtful code reviews, appropriate testing, proper rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes
• Experience building large-scale applications or similar experience
• Experience in programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Swift, or Kotlin, and scripting languages such as Python, Javascript, or Hack
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies