Director, Software Engineering

We are looking for seasoned engineering leaders to join us in making the world more open and connected. We embrace entrepreneurs as well as those who come from more established companies. We are looking for someone with a strong technical foundation plus a track record of structuring healthy organizations that encourage effective collaborations across multiple disciplines. You'll influence technical decision making, drive prioritization and execution, while managing outstanding engineers and engineering managers in a fast-paced, impact focused environment.You will be responsible for leading teams chartered with infrastructure innovations that enable software engineers, research scientists, data scientists, ML engineers to deploy solutions at planet scale and meet Meta's growing product and business needs.

Director, Software Engineering Responsibilities:

• Build, manage and support varied teams of software & hardware engineers and engineering managers/directors.
• Provide both technical and organizational leadership
• Form cross-functional and cross-discipline partnerships to drive engineering efforts
• Establish effective strategies and execute against them
• Uphold a culture of respect, integrity, inclusion, innovation

Minimum Qualifications:

• Significant technical industry experience
• Strong management experience
• Demonstrated experience recruiting, building, structuring, leading technical organizations, including performance management
• Proven track record managing globally distributed teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with AR/VR or related fields including robotics, automotive, aerospace and digital photography
• Experience with sensors for AI such as: 1. Camera, IMUs and depth sensing 2. Management and creation of synthetic spatial data 3. Sensor simulation / emulation 4. Sensor tuning and calibration 5. Image processing algorithms
• Experience with Spatial AI techniques such as: 1. Core computer vision / ML 2. 3D spatial reasoning, mapping and reconstruction 3. GIS fundamentals 4. Mixed reality

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.

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.

Client-provided location(s): Zurich, Switzerland

Job ID: a1KDp00000E2dVRMAZ

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-09-05T20:02:34