Director, Software Engineering
Meta
Office
Zurich, Switzerland
Full Time
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
Equal Employment Opportunity Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. You may view our Equal Employment Opportunity notice here. Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, fill out the Accommodations request form.
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
- 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
- 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
Equal Employment Opportunity Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. You may view our Equal Employment Opportunity notice here. Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, fill out the Accommodations request form.
Director, Software Engineering
Office
Zurich, Switzerland
Full Time
September 5, 2025