Principal Software Engineer — Lead Scalable AI Systems

Meta; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking principal engineers in the United States (Bellevue, WA area) to lead multi-year roadmaps and align teams across mobile, web, and infrastructure platforms. You will drive technical vision, mentor executives, and collaborate with leaders to optimize performance and reduce debt.

Join a world-class team at Meta, shaping products that connect billions of people. You will influence staffing, set strategic priorities, and deliver high-impact results across complex, cross-company

Qualifications

• 12+ years programming or 8+ years with a PhD.
• Experience mentoring executive stakeholders across organizations.
• Experience utilizing data and analysis to explain technical problems and provide detailed feedback and solutions.
• Experience driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions.
• Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmap in which short-term projects ladder to the long-term mission.
• Ability to identify new opportunities for staffing and prioritizing these ideas.

Skills

Technical direction

Clear communication

Industry trends

Leadership collaboration

Opportunity staffing

Technical vision

Requirements roadmap

Performance debt

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

Meta is seeking principal engineers in the United States (Bellevue, WA area) to lead multi-year roadmaps and align teams across mobile, web, and infrastructure platforms. You will drive technical vision, mentor executives, and collaborate with leaders to optimize performance and reduce debt.

Join a world-class team at Meta, shaping products that connect billions of people. You will influence staffing, set strategic priorities, and deliver high-impact results across complex, cross-company