Software Engineer - Android (Technical Leadership)

Meta; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a highly experienced Principal Android Engineer (Technical Leadership) to guide cross-functional teams in building scalable mobile and web experiences that connect billions of people. You will own long-term technical vision, drive complex projects, and shape roadmaps across platforms.

The role emphasizes mentoring executives, driving multi-year programs, and leveraging data to optimize performance and reduce technical debt.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of programming experience in a relevant language OR 8+ years with a PhD.
• Experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions.

Responsibilities

• Drive the team's goals and technical direction to pursue opportunities that increase organizational efficiency.
• Effectively communicate complex features and systems in detail.
• Understand industry and company-wide trends to help assess and develop new technologies.
• Partner and collaborate with organizational leaders to improve team performance.
• Identify opportunities for the broader organization and influence staffing and prioritization.

Skills

Android development

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring stakeholders

Roadmap planning

Systems design

Performance optimization

AI tools integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

PhD with 8+ years experience

Job description

Summary

Meta is seeking talented principal engineers to join our teams in building cutting-edge products that connect billions of people around the world. As a member of our team, you will oversee complex technical problems, build new features, and improve existing products across various platforms, including mobile devices and web applications. Our teams are constantly pushing the boundaries of user experience, and we're looking for passionate individuals who can help us advance the way people connect globally.

Required Skills

Software Engineer - Android (Technical Leadership) Responsibilities

1. Drive the team's goals and technical direction to pursue opportunities that make your larger organization more efficient
2. Effectively communicate complex features and systems in detail
3. Understand industry & company-wide trends to help assess & develop new technologies
4. Partner & collaborate with organization leaders to help improve the level of performance of the team & organization
5. Identify new opportunities for the larger organization & influence the appropriate people for staffing/prioritizing these new ideas
6. Lead long term technical vision and roadmap for large cross-company efforts
7. Suggest, collect and synthesize requirements and create an effective feature roadmap
8. Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues, and drive large efforts to reduce technical debt

Minimum Qualifications

1. Experience driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts
2. Experience mentoring/influencing executive stakeholders across organizations
3. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
4. Experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions
5. Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmap in which short-term projects ladder to the long-term mission
6. 12+ years of programming experience in a relevant language OR 8+ years experience with a PhD
7. Experience utilizing data and analysis to explain technical problems and provide detailed feedback and solutions

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience with multithreading programming and mobile memory management
2. 4+ years of experience building Android applications in Java using Android SDK
3. Shipped at least one large-scale product to production, supporting millions of active users
4. Experience building maintainable and testable code bases, including API design and unit testing techniques
5. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
6. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
7. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

Public Compensation

$219,000/year to $301,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry

Internet

Equal Opportunity

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E‑Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

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