Meta
Software Engineer (Technical Leadership)
$271K–$347K
Bellevue, WA +3 · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Location
- Bellevue, WA
Menlo Park, CA
Seattle, WA
Washington, DC - Experience
- 12+ years of software systems experience and 12+ years of programming experience; equivalent practical experience may satisfy the degree requirement.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Sets technical direction and builds standards, frameworks, and tools to help Meta’s engineering teams meet privacy obligations under regulatory constraints.
What you'll do
- Define multi-year technical vision and architecture for large-scale product systems and lead cross-organizational engineering initiatives.
- Translate privacy, security, and regulatory requirements into technical safeguards, standards, and automated enforcement.
- Mentor engineers and develop organization-wide engineering practices for reliability, quality, and delivery.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 12+ years designing, building, and scaling large-scale software systems in high-traffic production environments.
- 12+ years of programming experience solving complex, cross-system technical problems through direct implementation.
- Experience leading multi-year technical roadmaps and cross-organizational initiatives; operating in GRC or second-line-of-defense functions; and implementing privacy regulations at scale.
Nice to have
- Technical contributions to the privacy or security community.
- Privacy understanding, data strategy, or AI domain expertise.
Pay
$271,000/year to $347,000/year (base salary)
Tools
GDPR, CCPA
AI focus
Develop AI skills, apply responsible and ethical AI practices, and use AI tools to optimize or redesign workflows with measurable impact.
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