Software Engineer (Leadership) - Infrastructure

Meta; United States; On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta seeks principal engineers to lead infrastructure initiatives that scale across products and platforms. You will guide long-term technical vision, mentor senior engineers, and drive cross-team programs with a focus on reliability and performance.

This leadership role delivers high-impact features for billions of users on web and mobile, partnering with product, design and research to advance the state of the art in distributed systems and user experience.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of programming experience or 8+ years with a PhD in a relevant language.
• Experience mentoring/executing influence with executive stakeholders.
• Experience using data to explain problems and propose solutions.
• Experience driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Drive team goals and technical direction to improve organizational efficiency.
• Communicate complex features and systems clearly.
• Assess industry trends to develop new technologies.
• Collaborate with leaders to improve team performance.
• Lead long-term technical vision and roadmaps for large initiatives.
• Gather requirements and create effective feature roadmaps.
• Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues and reduce technical debt.

Skills

Mentoring executives

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical leadership

Roadmap planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Performance profiling

Job description

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.

Software Engineer (Leadership) - Infrastructure 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

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in programming languages such as C, C++, or Java, and scripting languages such as Python, Javascript, or Hack
• 8+ years relevant experience building large-scale infrastructure applications or similar experience
• Experience improving quality through thoughtful code reviews, appropriate testing, proper rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and 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.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [e-mail].

$219,000/year to $301,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.