Software Engineer - Android (Technical Leadership)

Meta; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta in Santa Fe is seeking a talented Android Software Engineer with technical leadership experience to drive large-scale mobile platforms and web integrations. You will own cross-functional roadmaps, mentor senior engineers, and shape features that reach billions of users worldwide.

Join a fast-moving team building cutting-edge products, translating complex requirements into scalable solutions, and advancing performance, security, and quality across Android and web applications.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large cross-functional engineering efforts.
• Proven ability to mentor executives and influence stakeholders.
• Degree in CS/CE or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Strong cross-functional communication to drive solutions.
• Track record of multi-year roadmaps aligning to long-term mission.
• 12+ years programming experience or 8+ years with a PhD.
• Ability to use data/analysis to explain problems and propose solutions.

Responsibilities

• Drive the team's goals and technical direction to pursue opportunities that improve efficiency.
• Effectively communicate complex features and systems.
• Evaluate industry trends to develop new technologies.
• Collaborate with leaders to improve team performance.
• Identify opportunities for staffing and prioritization of ideas.
• Lead long-term technical vision and roadmap for cross-company efforts.
• Gather requirements and create a feature roadmap.
• Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues; reduce technical debt.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Executive stakeholder influence

Communication across functions

Roadmap planning

Data-driven problem solving

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

PhD (optional) in 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.

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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