Principal Infrastructure Lead — Leadership, Equity

Meta; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking talented principal engineers to lead complex problems and build features across mobile and web platforms. You will oversee long-term roadmaps, mentor executives, and drive initiatives that connect billions of users globally.

You will partner with leaders to set strategy, shepherd large-scale infrastructure projects, and continuously improve performance and scalability. This role emphasizes ethical AI practices and cross-functional influence.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12+ years of programming experience or 8+ years with a PhD.
• Experience mentoring executive stakeholders across organizations.
• Experience using data to explain technical problems and provide solutions.
• Experience driving large cross-functional engineering efforts.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience working across functions to drive solutions.
• Proven track record of multi-year roadmaps aligning short-term work to long-term mission.

Responsibilities

• Drive the team's goals and technical direction for efficiency.
• Communicate complex features and systems clearly.
• Track industry and company trends to shape new tech.
• Collaborate with leaders to improve team performance.
• Identify opportunities and influence staffing/prioritization.
• Lead long-term technical vision and cross-company roadmaps.
• Gather requirements and create effective feature roadmaps.
• Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues; reduce tech debt.

Skills

Leadership direction

Clear communication

Industry trends

Cross-org collaboration

Staffing prioritization

Technical roadmapping

Requirements synthesis

Performance/scale mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent

Tools

C/C++/Java

Python

JavaScript/Hack

Job description

Meta is seeking talented principal engineers to lead complex problems and build features across mobile and web platforms. You will oversee long-term roadmaps, mentor executives, and drive initiatives that connect billions of users globally.

You will partner with leaders to set strategy, shepherd large-scale infrastructure projects, and continuously improve performance and scalability. This role emphasizes ethical AI practices and cross-functional influence.