Software Engineer (Leadership) - Infrastructure

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

Job summary

Meta is seeking talented principal engineers to lead complex problems and build features across mobile and web platforms. You will oversee long-term roadmaps, mentor executives, and drive initiatives that connect billions of users globally.

You will partner with leaders to set strategy, shepherd large-scale infrastructure projects, and continuously improve performance and scalability. This role emphasizes ethical AI practices and cross-functional influence.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12+ years of programming experience or 8+ years with a PhD.
• Experience mentoring executive stakeholders across organizations.
• Experience using data to explain technical problems and provide solutions.
• Experience driving large cross-functional engineering efforts.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience working across functions to drive solutions.
• Proven track record of multi-year roadmaps aligning short-term work to long-term mission.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Leadership direction

Clear communication

Industry trends

Cross-org collaboration

Staffing prioritization

Technical roadmapping

Requirements synthesis

Performance/scale mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent

Tools

C/C++/Java

Python

JavaScript/Hack

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 (Leadership) - Infrastructure 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. 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:

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 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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