Principal Software Engineer: Product Leadership & Roadmaps

Meta; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking principal engineers to join teams building cutting-edge products connecting billions of people worldwide. You will oversee complex technical problems, drive feature development across mobile and web platforms, and lead a world-class team of engineers and researchers.

The role emphasizes leadership, architecture, and collaboration at scale. You will guide long-term technical vision, prioritize initiatives, and mentor executives while delivering high-impact results with measurable

Qualifications

• 12+ years of programming experience or 8+ years with a PhD
• Experience mentoring executive stakeholders across organizations
• Ability to plan multi-year roadmap aligning short-term projects with long-term mission
• Experience driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts

Responsibilities

• Lead long-term technical vision and roadmap for large cross-company efforts
• Effectively communicate complex features and systems to stakeholders
• Drive performance, scalability, and reduction of technical debt
• Identify new opportunities for staffing priorities and project direction

Skills

Executive stakeholder mentoring

Data-driven problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical leadership

Roadmap planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent

PhD (preferred)

Tools

C/C++/Java/Swift/Kotlin

Python/JavaScript

Job description

Meta is seeking principal engineers to join teams building cutting-edge products connecting billions of people worldwide. You will oversee complex technical problems, drive feature development across mobile and web platforms, and lead a world-class team of engineers and researchers.

The role emphasizes leadership, architecture, and collaboration at scale. You will guide long-term technical vision, prioritize initiatives, and mentor executives while delivering high-impact results with measurable