About the Role

Meta is seeking a principal engineer to lead technical direction and build cutting-edge products that connect billions globally. The role involves driving team goals, solving complex technical problems, and improving products across mobile and web platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive team goals and technical direction to improve organizational efficiency
• Effectively communicate complex features and systems in detail
• Lead long-term technical vision and roadmap for large cross-company efforts
• Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues and reduce technical debt
• Partner with organization leaders to improve team and organizational performance

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 12+ years of programming experience in a relevant language OR 8+ years experience with a PhD
• Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmap aligning short-term projects to long-term mission
• Experience driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts

Nice to Have:

• Experience in programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Swift, or Kotlin, and scripting languages such as Python, Javascript, or Hack
• 8+ years relevant experience building large-scale applications or similar experience
• Experience improving quality through code reviews, testing, rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes

Benefits & Perks

• bonus
• equity
• benefits