Ads ML Developer Experience Tech Lead

Meta; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 271,000 - 347,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta's Ads AI Infra team seeks a Senior Tech Lead to drive developer experience and accelerate AI/ML infrastructure across the ads stack. You will architect AI agent and model tooling ecosystems, guiding cross‑functional teams to deliver scalable research platforms.

You will mentor engineers, partner with managers, and communicate complex tech clearly to leadership while advancing cutting-edge AI infrastructure and tooling at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• Deep software engineering experience with ML infrastructure or large-scale AI platforms.
• Experience shipping AI infrastructure at scale that enables other teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical direction and strategy of AI Developer Velocity across Ads Ranking AI.
• Architect and evolve AI agent systems for model research and development.
• Lead development of AI/ML training technologies for ML engineers.
• Champion Developer Voice by building velocity-boosting tools and infra.

Skills

ML infra

Dev tooling

Large-scale design

Mentoring

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

PyTorch

Build systems

Job description

As part of the Ads AI Infra organization, our organization develops state-of-the-art AI/ML training technologies, enabling ML engineers to train, scale, and productionize cross-cutting ML model techniques. We are an engineering team with a strong hybrid ML and infrastructure skill set, dedicated to solving cross-layer and end-to-end ML infrastructure problems in the ads stack. A key focus in this area is to improve velocity and efficiency for one of our most critical resources: machine learning engineers. This is a focus for the Ads-wide AI Modeling Velocity program. We are looking for a Senior TL who is committed to being the champion for Developer Voice and driving the latest advancements in of large scale AI and ML infrastructure – you are excited about the transformative changes AI Agents will bring to software development!

Ads ML Developer Experience Tech Lead Responsibilities:

• Drive the technical direction and strategy of AI Developer Velocity efforts across the Ads Ranking AI organization
• Architects and evolve AI agent systems for model architecture research and development, including model, feature authoring agents and ML development ecosystem assistants
• Lead development of state-of-the-art AI/ML training technologies that enable ML engineers to train, scale, and productionize cross-cutting ML model techniques
• Champion Developer Voice by building tools and infrastructure that improve velocity and efficiency for ML engineers across the organization
• Define big-picture strategy for developer experience improvements and operationalize it into tactical execution plans
• Undertake ambitious technical projects in AI/ML infrastructure, compilers, build systems, and large-scale system design
• Mentor and lead engineers across the organization in ML infrastructure and developer tooling
• Partner with engineering managers and cross-functional partners to align on priorities and drive execution
• Present complex technical details in an intuitive and understandable way to leadership

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Deep and broad software engineering experience with a focus on machine learning infrastructure, developer tooling, or large-scale AI platform development
• Experience architecting and shipping AI infrastructure at scale that serves as a multiplier for other teams to drive impact
• Track record of defining technical strategy and driving cross-organizational alignment in developer experience or ML infrastructure
• Experience leading and mentoring engineers on complex technical projects
• Experience with large-scale system design, compilers, or build systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with PyTorch or similar ML frameworks at production scale
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Track record of data-driven innovation in spaces where there are no existing clear answers
• Experience driving adoption of relatively immature technologies to maturity and greater impact
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

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.

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$271,000/year to $347,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.