Software Engineer (Technical Leadership) - Machine Learning

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses, including Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and working on AR/VR experiences.
$213,000 - $293,000
Machine Learning
Principal Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
12+ years of experience
AI

Description For Software Engineer (Technical Leadership) - Machine Learning

Meta is seeking an experienced Machine Learning Technical Leader to join their engineering team, offering a competitive compensation package of $213,000-$293,000 plus bonus and equity. This role represents a unique opportunity to work on some of the most exciting and massive social data and prediction problems that exist on the web.

The position requires a seasoned professional with 12+ years of programming experience and 8+ years of specialized experience in machine learning, recommendation systems, NLP, or AI. You'll be responsible for driving technical direction, developing scalable ML solutions, and leading cross-functional teams while working on classification and optimization problems like payment fraud, click-through rate prediction, search ranking, and recommendation systems.

As a Technical Leader, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of Meta's ML infrastructure, working across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp platforms. You'll be expected to mentor senior engineers, drive large-scale engineering initiatives, and develop multi-year technical roadmaps that align with Meta's strategic goals.

The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership skills, being able to effectively communicate complex systems and influence organizational direction. You'll work in Bellevue, WA, as part of Meta's AI Infrastructure team, contributing to the company's mission of connecting billions of people worldwide through innovative technology solutions.

Meta offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical insurance, equity, and bonus opportunities, along with the chance to work on cutting-edge ML problems at unprecedented scale. This role presents an excellent opportunity for experienced ML engineers looking to make a significant impact while leading technical initiatives at one of the world's most influential technology companies.

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Responsibilities For Software Engineer (Technical Leadership) - Machine Learning

  • Drive the team's goals & technical direction to pursue opportunities that make your larger organization more efficient
  • Effectively communicate complex features & 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
  • Suggest, collect and synthesize requirements and create an effective feature roadmap
  • Develop highly scalable classifiers and tools leveraging machine learning, data regression, and rules-based models
  • Adapt standard machine learning methods to best exploit modern parallel environments

Requirements For Software Engineer (Technical Leadership) - Machine Learning

Python
Java
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Experience leading projects with industry-wide impact
  • Experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions
  • Experience in mentoring/influencing senior engineers across organizations
  • Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmap in which short-term projects ladder to the long-term vision
  • Experience in driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts
  • 12+ years of experience in programming languages (Python, C++, Java or R) with technical background
  • 8+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: machine learning, recommendation systems, pattern recognition, NLP, data mining or artificial intelligence

Benefits For Software Engineer (Technical Leadership) - Machine Learning

Medical Insurance
Equity
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Medical Insurance

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