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Director, Software Engineering, Risk

2 days ago London, United Kingdom

Meta's Product Risk & Compliance teams are at the forefront of embedding privacy, integrity, and regulatory compliance into the company's most critical products and systems.We are looking for a seasoned engineering leader to join our Risk teams, which will put you right at the heart of some of the company's most important investments and challenges. Our teams work horizontally across the whole company, identifying emerging patterns and creating solutions for controls that allow the company to move fast, turning Meta's compliance strategy into a competitive advantage.Your team's work will range from working on company-wide responses to new laws, through supporting product teams across Meta on both technical strategy, to building centralized technology systems that allow Meta products to be compliant-by-design in code.You'll influence technical decision making and company strategy as well as driving prioritization and execution, while managing outstanding engineers and engineering managers in a fast-paced, impact focused environment. 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.

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Director, Software Engineering, Risk Responsibilities:

  • Build, manage and support diverse teams of software engineers and engineering managers
  • Drive strategy for company trajectory-altering problems, managing relationships with executive leadership and coordinating execution plans with partner orgs, ensuring we meet legal and regulatory commitments while optimizing for company efficiency
  • Provide both technical and organizational leadership
  • Form cross-functional and cross-discipline partnerships to drive engineering efforts
  • Uphold a culture of respect, integrity, inclusion, innovation
  • Demonstrated experience recruiting, building, structuring, leading technical organizations, including performance management
  • Embrace a constantly evolving environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are operationalized at a very fast pace
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Significant technical industry experience
  • Extensive management experience
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Graduate degree preferred
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): London, United Kingdom
Job ID: a1KDp00000CZL3NMAX
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2026-01-16T19:42:27

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Sabbatical
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Pension
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

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