Software Engineer - Product (Technical Leadership)

Meta; Lincoln (NE); 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 our teams to build cutting-edge products that connect billions of people worldwide. You will oversee complex technical problems, design new features, and improve existing products across mobile and web platforms.

You will drive long-term technical vision, collaborate with organizational leaders, mentor teams, and shape roadmaps that advance performance and scalability while reducing technical debt and enabling faster innovation at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of programming experience or 8+ years with a PhD in a relevant language.
• Proven ability to plan multi-year roadmaps linking short-term projects to long-term mission.
• Experience driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Oversee complex technical problems and guide scalable solutions across mobile and web platforms.
• Drive long-term technical vision and cross-company roadmaps.
• Mentor and influence executives and teams to execute technical strategies.
• Identify opportunities to improve performance, reduce tech debt, and staff priorities.
• Communicate complex features clearly to diverse stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Roadmap development

Mentoring

Staffing & prioritization

Technical debt reduction

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

C

C++

Java

Swift

Kotlin

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:

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. Experience mentoring/influencing executive stakeholders across organizations
2. Experience utilizing data and analysis to explain technical problems and provide detailed feedback and solutions
3. Experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions
4. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
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. Experience driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience in programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Swift, or Kotlin, and scripting languages such as Python, Javascript, or Hack
2. 8+ years relevant experience building large-scale 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 Affluent 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.

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].