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Software Engineering Manager

Meta· Engineering
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Sunnyvale, CA, Multiple US locations$219k - $301k + bonusFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Software Engineering Manager positioned to lead multiple engineering teams delivering large-scale software systems powering Meta's products and platforms. Responsible for technical strategy, roadmaps, and ensuring fast, high-quality execution while partnering with product, design, and data science. Focus on building a culture of engineering craft, accountability, and continuous improvement.

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
  • 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

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

Skills

Required:Software engineering managementTechnical strategyRecruiting and people development

Benefits

  • Benefits information referenced in posting; please refer to Meta benefits page for details
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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