Manager, Software Engineering - Presence Platform SDK
Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses.
Job Description
The RL team at Meta is helping more people around the world come together and connect through world-class AR and VR hardware and software. With global departments dedicated to research, computer vision, haptics, social interaction, and more, RL is committed to driving the state of the art forward through relentless innovation. AR & VR’s potential to change the world is immense — and we’re just getting started.
XR Tech invents and delivers the Essential Technologies that enable Meta’s XR Devices and Apps to empower 1B users with superhuman capabilities and the ability to feel more connected with each other. From mixed reality and human interaction to natural inputs and beyond, XR Tech is focused on taking new technologies from early concept to the product level while iterating, prototyping, and realizing the human value and new experiences they open up.
As an Engineering Manager for Kit, you will lead, manage, and inspire engineering teams developing a next-generation SDK platform and tools for virtual and augmented reality. As a hands-on leader, you’ll help the team fulfill technical, operational, and business requirements. You will guide teams to build a long term durable architecture to enable delivery of scalable software products. The ideal candidate will solve complex technical challenges while delivering great consumer products focused on developer enablement and inspiration to build incredible experiences.
Manager, Software Engineering - Presence Platform SDK Responsibilities
- Help build and lead development of our SDK and Tooling for Presence Platform
- Work with product management, experience developers, developer relations to understand the developer need and build the SDK and intelligent tooling that can enable developers to produce magical experiences for VR and AR devices
- Drive an excellent customer experience, continually raising the bar on functionality, usability, and simplicity
- Champion engineering and operational excellence, establishing metrics and process for regular assessment and improvement
- Establish solid project framework and excellent development processes
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to both your team members and your project peers
- Set clear expectations and create a positive work environment based on accountability, in collaboration with the engineering and management teams
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with global software engineering teams
- Operate strategically and tactically. Work on strategy and help set direction while staying on top of the day to day software development
Minimum Qualifications
- Effective communication skills
- BS/MS in Computer Science or a related technical field
- Minimum 2 years experience managing managers and 5+ years managing technical teams
- Experience thriving in a dynamic environment where goals and requirements may be changing
- Experience shipping production quality software in C/C++
- Professional experience architecting, developing, and shipping software products and/or services
- Experience managing cross-functional engineering teams
- Experience in building and shipping SDK
- Experience with game engines codebases such as Unity, Unreal or others
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in 3D Computer Vision
- Experience in Machine Learning
- Experience generating scene graphs
- Experience delivering APIs to developers
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.
$205,000/year to $281,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Meta is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to accommodations-ext@fb.com.
The RL team at Meta is helping more people around the world come together and connect through world-class AR and VR hardware and software. With global departments dedicated to research, computer vision, haptics, social interaction, and more, RL is committed to driving the state of the art forward through relentless innovation. AR & VR’s potential to change the world is immense — and we’re just getting started.
XR Tech invents and delivers the Essential Technologies that enable Meta’s XR Devices and Apps to empower 1B users with superhuman capabilities and the ability to feel more connected with each other. From mixed reality and human interaction to natural inputs and beyond, XR Tech is focused on taking new technologies from early concept to the product level while iterating, prototyping, and realizing the human value and new experiences they open up.
As an Engineering Manager for Kit, you will lead, manage, and inspire engineering teams developing a next-generation SDK platform and tools for virtual and augmented reality. As a hands-on leader, you’ll help the team fulfill technical, operational, and business requirements. You will guide teams to build a long term durable architecture to enable delivery of scalable software products. The ideal candidate will solve complex technical challenges while delivering great consumer products focused on developer enablement and inspiration to build incredible experiences.
Manager, Software Engineering - Presence Platform SDK Responsibilities
- Help build and lead development of our SDK and Tooling for Presence Platform
- Work with product management, experience developers, developer relations to understand the developer need and build the SDK and intelligent tooling that can enable developers to produce magical experiences for VR and AR devices
- Drive an excellent customer experience, continually raising the bar on functionality, usability, and simplicity
- Champion engineering and operational excellence, establishing metrics and process for regular assessment and improvement
- Establish solid project framework and excellent development processes
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to both your team members and your project peers
- Set clear expectations and create a positive work environment based on accountability, in collaboration with the engineering and management teams
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with global software engineering teams
- Operate strategically and tactically. Work on strategy and help set direction while staying on top of the day to day software development
Minimum Qualifications
- Effective communication skills
- BS/MS in Computer Science or a related technical field
- Minimum 2 years experience managing managers and 5+ years managing technical teams
- Experience thriving in a dynamic environment where goals and requirements may be changing
- Experience shipping production quality software in C/C++
- Professional experience architecting, developing, and shipping software products and/or services
- Experience managing cross-functional engineering teams
- Experience in building and shipping SDK
- Experience with game engines codebases such as Unity, Unreal or others
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in 3D Computer Vision
- Experience in Machine Learning
- Experience generating scene graphs
- Experience delivering APIs to developers
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.
$205,000/year to $281,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Meta is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to accommodations-ext@fb.com.
