Software Engineer (Technical Leadership)

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 271,000 - 347,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks an experienced Software Engineer (Technical Leadership) to guide the Software Engineering (Infrastructure) team. The role focuses on building scalable distributed components for Facebook, handling massive request loads with sub-second latency, and coordinating across server clusters.

The team values tackling complexity, shaping long-term roadmaps, and mentoring engineers to deliver high-impact, cross-functional solutions across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years coding experience in C, C++, Java and/or C#.
• 12+ years experience building server applications and systems.
• Experience in driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts.
• Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmap aligning projects to long-term vision.
• Experience leading projects with industry-wide impact.
• Significant experience mentoring/influencing engineers across organizations.
• Vast experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions.

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.

Skills

C/C++/Java/C# expertise

Server applications

Cross-functional leadership

Mentoring engineers

Cross-functional communication

Roadmap planning

Large-scale infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's in CS/CE or equivalent

Tools

AI tools integration

Job description

Meta is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join the Software Engineering (Infrastructure) team. The Software Engineering (Infrastructure) team builds large distributed components that run Facebook. Our code serves millions of requests per second and it does so with sub-second latency and in a fault-tolerant manner. We handle everything from Facebook scale data storage, to synchronization and coordination of large server clusters, to providing a runtime environment for front end Facebook code. We are looking for candidates who share a passion for tackling complexity and building platforms that can scale through multiple orders of magnitude.

Software Engineer (Technical Leadership) 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

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 12+ years coding experience in C, C++, Java and/or C#
• 12+ years experience building server applications and systems
• Experience in driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts
• Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmap in which shorter-term projects ladder to the long term vision
• Experience leading projects with industry-wide impact
• Significant experience in mentoring/influencing engineers across organizations
• Vast experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with operating system internals, file systems, programming language design, or compilers
• 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
• 5+ years experience building AI / ML applications, experience in ML system development

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 affirmatively 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].

$271,000/year to $347,000/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.