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Software Engineering Manager

menlo park, CA

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Job description

Meta is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead multiple teams of engineers and technical leaders delivering large-scale software systems. In this role, you will drive technical strategy, shape engineering roadmaps, and ensure high-quality execution across complex, high-impact projects. You will stay hands‑on technically, leverage AI tools to expand your team's delivery capacity, and foster a culture of engineering craft, AI‑nativeness, and cross‑functional ownership. You will partner closely with product, design, and data science to build systems that serve billions of people worldwide.

Software Engineering Manager Responsibilities

Manage multiple teams of engineers and technical leaders delivering on large-scale, high‑impact software projects with multiple levels of dependencies

Actively shape technical strategy and roadmap direction, using team‑wide insights to set and prioritize longer‑term engineering goals

Stay technically engaged by using AI tools to evaluate technical direction, assess code quality, and contribute directly across teams

Drive AI adoption within the team to expand delivery capacity and improve engineering workflows and tooling

Proactively detect and resolve the largest execution challenges across teams, whether related to vision, strategy, technical direction, or people

Build and grow the team by sourcing and closing candidates, developing technical leaders, and maintaining a high bar for performance including AI fluency

Ensure org health by monitoring team sentiment, diagnosing issues, and taking proactive measures to maintain high retention and engagement

Model cross‑functional ownership by ensuring engineers engage substantively with product, design, and data partners rather than operating in silos

Hold leaders accountable for managing performance, delivering constructive feedback, and maintaining engineering craft standards across the organization

Represent the team's work and progress to broader organizational leadership, communicating risks, priorities, and implications of AI adoption clearly

Minimum Qualifications

8+ years of software engineering experience, including hands‑on technical contribution

4+ years of engineering management experience, including managing teams with technical leaders or other managers

Experience driving technical strategy and roadmap planning across multiple concurrent large‑scale software projects

Experience recruiting, developing, and retaining engineering talent, including performance management of leaders

Experience partnering cross-functionally with product, design, and data science to define requirements and deliver software at scale

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

Experience adopting and scaling AI‑assisted development tools and workflows across an engineering organization

Experience building and shipping consumer‑facing or infrastructure software systems at significant scale

Track record of managing managers and developing engineering leaders in ambiguous, high‑growth environments

Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction and organizational priorities beyond direct team scope

Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

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 Affir­mentive 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

$219,000/year to $301,000/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.

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