Software Engineering Manager

Meta is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead multiple engineering teams delivering large-scale software systems that power Meta's family of products and platforms. In this role, you will drive technical strategy, shape roadmaps, and ensure your teams execute with speed and quality across complex, high-impact initiatives. You will partner closely with product, design, and data science to align engineering efforts with business goals, while cultivating a team culture that values engineering craft, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Software Engineering Manager Responsibilities:

Manage multiple engineering teams and technical leaders delivering on large-scale projects with significant organizational dependencies and business impact
Actively shape technical strategy and long-term roadmap priorities by synthesizing team insights and aligning with broader organizational goals
Drive efficient execution against strategy by proactively identifying and resolving blockers related to vision, people, or project delivery
Maintain technical engagement across teams by evaluating technical direction and quality, and contributing directly where appropriate
Delegate key technical and product responsibilities to leads to ensure sound and timely engineering decisions are made
Build and grow the team by proactively sourcing, recruiting, and closing candidates, and by developing engineering leaders from within and outside the organization
Foster a self-reinforcing team culture that values engineering craft, healthy codebases, and efficient workflows and tooling
Proactively monitor and improve team health through regular feedback cycles, upward feedback, and retention efforts informed by engagement data
Communicate effectively across all levels of the organization, sharing relevant context and helping stakeholders understand how emerging technologies reshape what is possible
Model cross-functional ownership by ensuring engineers engage substantively with product, design, and data partners rather than operating in silos

Minimum Qualifications:

8+ years of software engineering experience, including experience in technical leadership or engineering management roles
2+ years of experience managing other engineering managers or technical leaders
Experience recruiting, developing, and managing engineering teams, including performance management and career development
Experience influencing technical strategy and roadmap decisions across multiple teams or organizational areas
Experience communicating technical decisions and organizational context to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience building and scaling engineering organizations in ambiguous, high-growth environments
Track record of improving engineering efficiency through tooling, workflow improvements, or process changes adopted across teams
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
Experience managing teams delivering on distributed systems, infrastructure, or platform-scale software projects

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 Whats App 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.
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United States of America: $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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