Android Principal Engineer – Lead Scalable Mobile Systems

Meta; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta is seeking a talented Principal Engineer (Android) to lead technical direction and drive large cross-organizational initiatives affecting billions of users worldwide. You will oversee complex problems, craft new features, and elevate the experience across mobile and web platforms.

You will mentor senior stakeholders, shape multi-year roadmaps, and partner with leaders to optimize performance and scalability while advancing responsible AI practices and innovation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of programming experience in a relevant language OR 8+ years with a PhD.
• Experience driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts.
• Experience mentoring/influencing executive stakeholders across organizations.
• Experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions.
• Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmap that ladders to long-term mission.

Responsibilities

• Drive the team's goals and technical direction to pursue opportunities that increase organizational efficiency.
• Communicate complex features and systems clearly to stakeholders.
• Lead long-term technical vision and roadmap for large cross-company efforts.
• Identify opportunities and influence staffing/prioritization of ideas.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with organizational leaders to improve performance.
• Reduce technical debt and optimize for performance/scalability.

Skills

Large cross-functional leadership

Executive stakeholder mentoring

Technical direction setting

Communication of complex features

Roadmap creation

Performance & scalability optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

PhD (preferred) in a relevant field

Tools

Android SDK

API design

Job description

Meta is seeking a talented Principal Engineer (Android) to lead technical direction and drive large cross-organizational initiatives affecting billions of users worldwide. You will oversee complex problems, craft new features, and elevate the experience across mobile and web platforms.

You will mentor senior stakeholders, shape multi-year roadmaps, and partner with leaders to optimize performance and scalability while advancing responsible AI practices and innovation.