Software Engineer - Android (Technical Leadership)

Meta; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a talented principal engineer for Android who will lead cross-functional teams across mobile and web platforms to build scalable, high-impact features. You will oversee long-term technical visions and partner with organization leaders to drive performance improvements and staffing decisions.

Applicants should have extensive cross-functional leadership experience, a strong track record in roadmap planning, and deep expertise in Android development with Java.

Qualifications

• Experience driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts.
• Proven ability to mentor/influence executive stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree in CS, CSE or equivalent.
• Experience collaborating across functions to drive solutions.
• Track record of multi-year roadmaps aligning with long-term mission.
• 12+ years of programming or 8+ years with a PhD.
• Experience using data to explain problems and propose solutions.

Responsibilities

• Drive team goals and technical direction for efficiency.
• Communicate complex features and systems clearly.
• Assess industry trends to develop new technologies.
• Partner with leaders to improve team performance.
• Identify opportunities and influence staffing and prioritization.
• Lead long-term technical vision and cross-company roadmaps.
• Gather requirements and craft effective feature roadmaps.
• Identify/resolve performance and scalability issues; reduce tech debt.

Skills

Technical leadership

Android

Cross-functional collaboration

Effective communication

Staffing/prioritizing ideas

Roadmap planning

Performance optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

PhD (advantageous)

Tools

Android SDK

Java

Multithreading

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:

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:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirming all applicants. 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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