Software Engineer (Leadership) - Infrastructure

Meta; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta in Madison, Wisconsin seeks principal engineers to lead cross-functional teams building scalable platforms for mobile and web. You will guide long-term technical vision, mentor leaders, and shape roadmaps affecting billions of users worldwide.

Join a world-class team focused on user experience, performance, and AI-powered workflow improvements. You will influence staffing decisions, drive high-impact projects, and partner with executives to deliver measurable results.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of programming experience or 8+ years with a PhD.
• Experience mentoring/influencing executive stakeholders.
• Experience using data/analysis to explain problems and provide solutions.
• Experience driving large cross-functional engineering efforts.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Experience working across functions to drive solutions.
• Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmaps.

Skills

Team direction

Communication

Industry trends

Leadership collaboration

Staffing influence

Technical vision

Roadmap development

Requirements synthesis

Performance & scalability

Technical debt reduction

Education

12+ years programming

Mentoring executives

Data-driven analysis

Large cross-functional engineering

BS CS or equivalent

Cross-functional communication

Multi-year roadmap planning

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, we encourage you to apply.

Required Skills

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

2. Experience mentoring/influencing executive stakeholders across organizations

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

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

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

6. Experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions

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

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience in programming languages such as C, C++, or Java, and scripting languages such as Python, Javascript, or Hack

2. 8+ years relevant experience building large-scale infrastructure applications or similar experience

3. Experience improving quality through thoughtful code reviews, appropriate testing, proper rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes

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

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

6. 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 Affiliated 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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