Software Engineer - Product (Technical Leadership)

Meta; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking principal engineers to lead large-scale systems across mobile and web platforms. You will oversee complex technical problems, architect long-term roadmaps, and collaborate with senior leaders to align initiatives with business goals.

Responsibilities include driving performance, scalability, and debt reduction while mentoring teams and shaping cross-functional strategies. This role emphasizes thoughtful AI-enabled workflow optimization and ethical practices.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of programming experience in a relevant language or 8+ years with a PhD.
• Experience mentoring/influencing executive stakeholders across organizations.
• Experience planning multi-year roadmaps where short-term projects ladder to the long-term mission.
• Experience driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts.
• Experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive the team's goals and technical direction to pursue opportunities that improve organizational efficiency.
• Effectively communicate complex features and systems to stakeholders.
• Partner and collaborate with organization leaders to improve team performance.
• Identify new opportunities and influence staffing/prioritization decisions.
• Lead long-term technical vision and roadmap for large cross-company efforts.
• Suggest and synthesize requirements to create an effective feature roadmap.
• Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues and reduce technical debt.

Skills

Team direction

Communication of complex features

Industry trends familiarity

Staffing & prioritization

Long-term roadmap

Requirements gathering

Performance & scalability

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent

PhD (optional alternative)

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].