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Software Engineer (Technical Leadership) Responsibilities: * Drive the team's goals & technical direction to pursue opportunities that make your larger organization more efficient. * Effectively ...

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Data Scientist (Technical Leadership) Responsibilities: * Work with large and complex data sets to solve a wide array of challenging problems using different analytical and statistical approaches

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Software Engineer (Technical Leadership)

$271K/yr

Software Engineer (Technical Leadership) Responsibilities: * Drive the team's goals and technical direction to pursue opportunities that make your larger organization more efficient * Effectively ...

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Data Scientist (Technical Leadership)

Seattle, WA · On-site +1

$210K/yr

Data Scientist (Technical Leadership) Responsibilities: * Work with large and complex data sets to solve a wide array of challenging problems using different analytical and statistical approaches

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As of Sep 12, 2026, the average yearly pay for technical leadership in the United States is $156,348.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $116,000.00 and $205,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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A Technical Leadership job involves guiding engineering teams, making key technical decisions, and ensuring best practices in software development or IT projects. It requires a mix of technical expertise and leadership skills to mentor team members, improve development processes, and align technology with business goals. Technical leaders often collaborate with stakeholders, set architectural direction, and help resolve complex technical challenges while fostering innovation and efficiency within teams.

What does a typical day look like for someone in technical leadership?

A typical day in Technical Leadership involves balancing hands-on technical work, such as code reviews or architectural decisions, with team management tasks like mentoring engineers and facilitating stand-up meetings. You will often collaborate with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and senior management to ensure project milestones are met and technical standards are upheld. Technical leaders also play a key role in strategic planning, troubleshooting blockers, and supporting team members’ professional development. The work environment is fast-paced, and your ability to shift between technical detail and big-picture thinking is essential for driving both team success and business outcomes.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in technical leadership?

To excel in Technical Leadership, you need a strong background in software development or engineering, experience managing technical teams, and a track record of delivering complex projects. Familiarity with project management tools (such as Jira, Trello, or Asana), cloud platforms, and relevant technical certifications (like AWS Certified Solutions Architect or PMP) is highly valued. Outstanding communication, mentorship, and problem-solving skills help foster productive teams and drive innovative solutions. These abilities enable effective guidance of technical projects, alignment with business goals, and successful leadership within dynamic work environments.

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Infographic showing various Technical Leadership job openings in the United States as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 1% As Needed, 85% Full Time, 11% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 83% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 15% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $156,348 per year, or $75.2 per hour.

Software Engineer (Technical Leadership)

Menlo Park, CA • On-site

Meta
Internet and IT • 10K+ employees
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$271K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 28 days ago

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7.8

Company rating: 7.8 out of 10

Based on 45 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

Meta is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join the Software Engineering (Infrastructure) team. The Software Engineering (Infrastructure) team builds large distributed components that run Facebook. Our code serves millions of requests per second and it does so with sub-second latency and in a fault-tolerant manner. We handle everything from Facebook scale data storage, to synchronization and coordination of large server clusters, to providing a runtime environment for front end Facebook code. We are looking for candidates who share a passion for tackling complexity and building platforms that can scale through multiple orders of magnitude.
Software Engineer (Technical Leadership) 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

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Vast experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions
  • 12+ years coding experience in C, C++, Java and/or C#
  • 12+ years experience building server applications
  • Experience in driving large cross-functional/industry-wide engineering efforts
  • Proven track record of planning multi-year roadmap in which shorter-term projects ladder to the long term vision
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience leading projects with industry-wide impact
  • Significant experience in mentoring/influencing engineers across organizations

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with operating system internals, file systems, programming language design, or compilers
  • Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
  • 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)
  • 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
  • Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

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 Affirmative 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 accommodations-ext@meta.com.
$271,000/year to $347,000/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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