Engineering Manager, OS Frameworks & Platform

Meta; Burlingame (CA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead teams building the operating system frameworks that power Meta's platforms and devices.

You will drive the architecture and delivery of foundational OS-level software — including system services, runtime environments, inter-process communication, and platform APIs — that enable product teams across Meta to build performant, reliable experiences on mobile, wearable, and extended reality devices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience in systems software, OS frameworks, platform engineering, or related low-level software domains.
• 4+ years of engineering management experience leading teams that deliver OS-level or platform software, including experience managing other engineering leaders.
• Experience driving technical strategy and roadmap for foundational software systems such as runtime environments, system services, or platform APIs.
• Track record of recruiting, developing, and retaining engineers and technical leaders in a systems or platform engineering domain.
• Experience collaborating across hardware, kernel, and product engineering organizations to define and deliver platform-level software.
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development and staying current with emerging AI technologies.
• Track record of improving platform performance, reliability, or developer experience through systematic investment in engineering infrastructure and tooling.
• Demonstrated use of AI tools to evaluate technical direction, improve engineering workflows, or expand team delivery capacity.
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor multiple OS-level or platform-focused engineering teams.
• Drive architecture and delivery of foundational OS-level software and platform APIs.
• Collaborate with hardware, kernel, and product teams to shape technical direction for scalable platform frameworks across Meta devices.
• Influence engineering culture by championing reliability, performance, and ethical AI practices.

Skills

OS platform engineering

Systems software

Technical leadership

Roadmap strategy

Hiring and people development

Cross-functional collaboration

AI tool adoption

Platform/API design

Hardware-software collaboration

Job description

Meta is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead teams building the operating system frameworks that power Meta's platforms and devices.

You will drive the architecture and delivery of foundational OS-level software — including system services, runtime environments, inter-process communication, and platform APIs — that enable product teams across Meta to build performant, reliable experiences on mobile, wearable, and extended reality devices.