Software Engineer (Technical Leadership) - Machine Learning

Meta

$150K — $200K *
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience
  • 12+ years of programming experience in a relevant language, or 8+ years with a PhD
  • Proven experience planning long-term project roadmaps that align with organizational goals
  • Strong track record of driving large-scale cross-functional engineering efforts
  • Ability to utilize data and analysis for problem-solving and solution implementation
  • Experience influencing and mentoring executive stakeholders across various organizations
  • Excellent communication skills for collaboration across different functions

Responsibilities

  • Drive team's goals and technical direction to improve organizational efficiency
  • Communicate detailed technical features and systems effectively
  • Analyze industry trends to develop new technology initiatives
  • Collaborate with organizational leaders to enhance team performance
  • Identify new opportunities and influence staffing priorities for innovation
  • Lead the technical vision and roadmap for major cross-company projects
  • Collect and synthesize requirements to create an effective feature roadmap
  • Address performance and scalability issues while reducing technical debt

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision
  • Generous paid time off policy and paid holidays
  • Retirement savings plan with company matching
  • Professional development and continuous learning opportunities
  • Flexible work arrangements and a supportive work environment
  • Employee wellness programs and resources
  • Opportunities for advancement within a growing organization
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Drive the team's goals and technical direction to pursue opportunities that make your larger organization more efficient
• Effectively communicate complex features and 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
• Lead long term technical vision and roadmap for large cross-company efforts
• Suggest, collect and synthesize requirements and create an effective feature roadmap
• Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues, and drive large efforts to reduce technical debt

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmap in which short-term projects ladder to the long-term mission
• Experience driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts
• Experience utilizing data and analysis to explain technical problems and provide detailed feedback and solutions
• Experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions
• Experience mentoring/influencing executive stakeholders across organizations
• 12+ years of programming experience in a relevant language OR 8+ years experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications
• Demonstrated experience with data structures and algorithms, including graph theory and optimization techniques
• Experience with frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Scikit-learn
• Understanding of information retrieval concepts, such as indexing, querying, and ranking
• Masters degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field
• Knowledge of NLP techniques, including text preprocessing, tokenization, and sentiment analysis
• 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

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