Principal Android Engineer — Technical Leadership

Meta; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking talented principal engineers to oversee complex technical problems and lead the development of new features across Android and web platforms. You will guide teams, communicate with executives, and shape multi-year roadmaps while addressing performance and scalability at scale.

The role targets delivering high-impact products that connect billions of people globally. Ideal candidates bring proven leadership across organizations, experience shipping large-scale Android apps, and a

Qualifications

• Experience driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts.
• Experience mentoring/influencing executive stakeholders across organizations.
• Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmap aligning short-term projects with long-term mission.
• Ability to use data and analysis to explain technical problems and provide solutions.

Responsibilities

• Drive the team's goals and technical direction to pursue opportunities that improve organizational efficiency.
• Effectively communicate complex features and systems across the company.
• Understand industry and company-wide trends to assess and develop new technologies.
• Collaborate with organization leaders to improve team and organizational performance.
• Identify opportunities for staffing and prioritizing new ideas for large-scale initiatives.
• Lead long-term technical vision and roadmap for cross-company efforts.
• Gather requirements and synthesize them into an effective feature roadmap.
• Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues and reduce technical debt.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Executive stakeholder influence

Roadmap planning

Data-driven problem solving

Cross-team communication

Job description

Meta is seeking talented principal engineers to oversee complex technical problems and lead the development of new features across Android and web platforms. You will guide teams, communicate with executives, and shape multi-year roadmaps while addressing performance and scalability at scale.

The role targets delivering high-impact products that connect billions of people globally. Ideal candidates bring proven leadership across organizations, experience shipping large-scale Android apps, and a