Director of Engineering

Meta

• $180K — $220K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of technical experience in software engineering
  • 7+ years of engineering management experience, including overseeing engineering managers
  • Proven ability to leverage Machine Learning for large-scale impact with cross-functional teams
  • Experience building and scaling engineering organizations across various teams
  • Capability in establishing engineering strategies and roadmaps that integrate multiple functions
  • Expertise in resolving complex organizational challenges related to team retention and structure

Responsibilities

  • Build and manage teams of ML engineers and engineering managers
  • Define and execute engineering strategies and multi-team roadmaps
  • Attract, develop, and retain engineering talent across multiple teams
  • Establish effective team structures to enhance operational impact
  • Partner with product, design, and data science teams for shared accountability
  • Identify and resolve cross-functional execution risks proactively
  • Foster a culture of engineering quality and continuous improvement
  • Monitor organizational health to maintain engagement and team dynamics
  • Contribute to company-wide engineering initiatives and ensure compliance with values and ethical standards

Benefits

  • Flexible working hours and environment
  • Opportunities for professional development and advancement
  • Support for mental health and well-being initiatives
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and tools
  • Engagement in meaningful, impactful projects affecting global user safety
Full Job Description
Meta is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to join our Central Integrity team which exists to keep billions of people safe on Meta's platforms. We design and deploy systems that detect and disrupt harm at an unprecedented global scale, making this one of the largest deployments of AI for positive real-world impact anywhere in the industry. Our work safeguards critical areas including child and youth safety, fraud and scams, identity and authenticity and more while actively building defenses against novel frontier threats, such as autonomous AI agents and automated risk vectors. This represents some of the most technically demanding and high-stakes engineering and product at Meta, driven by a deeply mission-focused team. You'll combine strong engineering fundamentals with cutting-edge AI to build effective, adaptable solutions that stay ahead of evolving integrity and safety risks. If you are driven by hard technical challenges and want your work to deliver immediate, real-world impact, this is the role for you.

Responsibilities

Build, manage, and support varied teams of ML engineers and engineering managers
• Define and execute engineering strategy and multi-team roadmaps that balance technical investment, emerging capabilities, and business priorities
• Build and scale engineering organizations by attracting, developing, and retaining engineers and engineering managers across multiple teams
• Establish team structures and operating models that maximize impact while minimizing organizational complexity and execution overhead
• Partner with product, design, and data science counterparts to drive shared accountability for outcomes across the full product development lifecycle
• Proactively identify and resolve the largest cross-functional execution risks, including vision gaps, dependency conflicts, and organizational blockers
• Develop a leadership bench through both external hiring and internal growth
• Champion engineering craft and quality standards across teams, fostering a self-reinforcing culture of continuous improvement
• Monitor and act on organizational health signals to maintain high engagement, low attrition, and effective team dynamics across reporting lines
• Contribute to company-wide engineering initiatives including recruiting pipelines, cross-functional working groups, and site-level programs
• Ensure teams operate in alignment with Meta's values, compliance obligations, and ethical standards, serving as an escalation point for concerns

Minimum Qualifications
• 10+ years of technical industry experience in software engineering
• 7+ years of engineering management experience, including managing other engineering managers
• Demonstrated experience in delivering large scale impact leveraging Machine Learning and partnering with cross-functional partners
• Track record of building and scaling engineering organizations across multiple teams or product areas
• Experience in establishing engineering strategy and roadmaps that span multiple teams and cross-functional partners
• Experience diagnosing and resolving complex organizational health challenges, including retention, team structure, and leadership development

Preferred Qualifications
• Expertise in managing Machine Learning Engineers and partnering with Technical Leads to drive modeling strategy and its execution
• Experience managing engineering portfolios at different lifecycle stages, from early-stage development through scaled production systems
• Experience driving engineering efficiency improvements that benefit teams beyond direct reporting lines
• Track record of building engineering leadership pipelines through both external hiring and internal development

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