Software Engineer - iOS (Technical Leadership)

Meta; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta is seeking talented principal engineers to join teams building products that connect billions of people worldwide. You will oversee complex problems, lead features, and enhance apps across mobile and web platforms, guiding a world-class engineering and research team with strategic roadmaps and scalable solutions.

You will collaborate with executives and engineers to shape long-term technical vision, drive performance, and deliver meaningful impact through innovative approaches and

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven problem solving

Executive stakeholder mentoring

Roadmaps & planning

Performance optimization

Staffing & prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

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 - iOS (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 communicating and working across functions to drive solutions

2. Experience utilizing data and analysis to explain technical problems and provide detailed feedback and solutions

3. Experience driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts

4. Experience mentoring/influencing executive stakeholders across organizations

5. 12+ years of programming experience in a relevant language OR 8+ years experience with a PhD

6. Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmap in which short-term projects ladder to the long-term mission

7. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience developing iOS media infrastructure and platforms

2. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

3. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

4. 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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