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What are the technical and leadership expectations for an E5 Senior Software Engineer at Meta?

Kannika September 10, 2026 Software engineer, Meta
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Answered 21 hours ago

E5s are Meta's workhorses. Therefore, they have to be very productive and own the subsystem technical direction. They need to lead E4s and E3s along with collaborating with E6s. They need to be driven to action, work on their features and support other engineers when SEVs (site events) occur.

They're also expected to participate in org wide initiatives and help streamline the developer experience and operational excellence initiatives

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