Lead Data Engineer, AI Ranking & Data Platform (Equity)

Meta Careers; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 281,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Data Engineer, Technical Leader, in Menlo Park, CA to drive data architecture across Ranking/AI initiatives within Ads. You will partner with product managers, data scientists, and software engineers to design scalable data foundations, optimize ETL pipelines, and deliver analytics that support revenue growth.

You will mentor engineers, define governance, and advance large-scale data models while balancing privacy and performance in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in CS/engineering.
• 10+ years experience in data warehouse, ETL design, and data modeling.
• Strong SQL and Python programming for large-scale analytics.
• Experience leading data infrastructure projects across teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive the vision for data foundation and analytics across ads platforms.
• Own data architecture for large-scale projects and optimize data pipelines.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with data scientists and PMs to deliver impact.

Skills

SQL

Python

ETL design

Data warehousing

Data modeling

Dimensional modeling

Analytics leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

MapReduce

MPP systems

Job description

Meta is seeking a Data Engineer, Technical Leader, in Menlo Park, CA to drive data architecture across Ranking/AI initiatives within Ads. You will partner with product managers, data scientists, and software engineers to design scalable data foundations, optimize ETL pipelines, and deliver analytics that support revenue growth.

You will mentor engineers, define governance, and advance large-scale data models while balancing privacy and performance in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.