Principal Software Engineer - Product Leadership

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

Job summary

Meta is seeking principal engineers to guide cross-functional teams across mobile and web platforms, driving features and technical strategies. You will oversee large-scale efforts, mentor executives, and shape multi-year roadmaps while solving performance and scalability challenges.

Your background includes 12+ years of programming (or 8+ with a PhD), strong data-driven problem solving, and a track record of leading cross-functional engineering initiatives.

Qualifications

• Mentor executives across organizations.
• Use data/analysis to explain technical problems and propose solutions.
• Collaborate across functions to drive solutions.
• Bachelor's in CS/CE or equivalent, or higher.
• 12+ years programming OR 8+ years with PhD.
• Proven track record planning multi-year roadmaps and staffing.

Responsibilities

• Drive team's 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 staff/prioritize new ideas.
• Lead long-term technical vision and cross-company roadmaps.
• Gather requirements and craft feature roadmaps.
• Resolve performance and scalability issues, reduce technical debt.

Skills

Executive stakeholder mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven problem solving

Communication across teams

Roadmap planning

Staffing prioritization

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's in CS/CE or equivalent

PhD with 8+ years experience

Tools

C/C++

Java

Swift

Kotlin

Python

JavaScript

Hack

Job description

Meta is seeking principal engineers to guide cross-functional teams across mobile and web platforms, driving features and technical strategies. You will oversee large-scale efforts, mentor executives, and shape multi-year roadmaps while solving performance and scalability challenges.

Your background includes 12+ years of programming (or 8+ with a PhD), strong data-driven problem solving, and a track record of leading cross-functional engineering initiatives.