Principal ML Engineer — Technical Leadership

Meta; Burlingame (CA); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks talented principal engineers to join teams building cutting-edge products that connect billions worldwide. You will oversee complex technical problems, build features, and improve products across mobile and web platforms, guiding initiatives with global impact.

You will lead a world-class team of engineers and researchers, shaping long-term technical vision and mentoring staff while collaborating with leaders to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions. Based in Burlingame, CA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in CS/ENG or equivalent experience.
• Experience planning multi-year roadmaps linked to mission.
• Experience driving large cross-functional engineering efforts.
• Experience using data to explain problems and guide solutions.
• Experience mentoring executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive team goals and technical direction to improve organizational efficiency.
• Communicate complex features and systems clearly.
• Assess industry trends to develop new technologies.
• Collaborate with leaders to improve team performance.
• Identify opportunities and influence staffing and priorities.
• Lead long-term technical vision and cross-company roadmaps.
• Synthesize requirements and create a feature roadmap.
• Address performance and scalability challenges and reduce tech debt.

Skills

Technical leadership

Communication of complex features

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring executives

Programming experience 12+ years

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Masters or PhD in CS or related field

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

Job description

Meta seeks talented principal engineers to join teams building cutting-edge products that connect billions worldwide. You will oversee complex technical problems, build features, and improve products across mobile and web platforms, guiding initiatives with global impact.

You will lead a world-class team of engineers and researchers, shaping long-term technical vision and mentoring staff while collaborating with leaders to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions. Based in Burlingame, CA.