Software Engineer - Android (Technical Leadership)

Meta; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

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Bonus

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Benefits

Job summary

Meta is seeking principal engineers to lead teams building cutting-edge products connecting billions of people worldwide. You will oversee complex technical problems, craft new features, and enhance existing products across mobile and web platforms.

Join a world-class team delivering impactful projects that redefine user experience and global connectivity. You will guide a group of engineers and researchers, drive technical vision, and oversee large-scale efforts that shape the future of Meta's

Qualifications

• Experience leading large cross-functional engineering efforts.
• Experience mentoring executive stakeholders across organizations.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field, or equivalent.
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional solutions across teams.
• Track record with multi-year roadmaps linking short-term work to long-term mission.
• 12+ years coding in a relevant language or 8+ years with a PhD.
• Ability to use data to explain problems and guide solutions.

Responsibilities

• Drive team goals and technical direction to improve efficiency.
• Communicate complex features and systems clearly.
• Assess industry and company trends to develop new tech.
• Collaborate with leaders to improve performance of team and org.
• Identify opportunities and influence staffing and priorities.
• Lead long-term technical vision and cross-company roadmaps.
• Gather requirements and synthesize into an effective roadmap.
• Identify performance issues and reduce technical debt at scale.

Skills

Android development

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Roadmap planning

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/CE or related field

Tools

Android SDK

Java

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. If you're interested in leading a world-class team of engineers and researchers to work on exciting projects that have significant impact,

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:

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:

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:

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