Technical Program Manager, OS Connectivity

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Facebook Reality Labs (FRL) is dedicated to the research and development required to bring augmented reality to people around the world. We are looking for a talented Technical Program Manager (TPM) with a strong technical background in the wireless connectivity space covering the needs of AR/VR systems and who can contribute to products from definition through production. This role will also expose you to many cross functional teams and you will get to experience building products for the future. The ideal candidate has strong knowledge of highly technical TPM processes, as well as deep understanding of wireless systems, passion for systems software and embedded device architectures, familiarity with various OS architectures and programming models, and experience working on operating systems wireless stacks - WiFi, BT, NFC, and/or cellular, as well as experience with shipping wireless hardware/software products in the personal computing or consumer electronics space. You are the kind of TPM who has expertise driving and managing high performance teams creating highly reliable, robust, and performant systems software. You have hands-on experience coordinating and leading teams bringing up new wireless hardware and software systems and have significant experience debugging and repairing complex, multi-component system level issues using a variety of OS, networking, and device debugging tools. You have the passion for shipping software to production following different stages of testing and certification.

• Lead the teams designing and implementing wireless connectivity software stacks.
• Help drive the team to solve the hard problems and debug complex, system-level, multi-component issues that typically span across multiple layers from BSP to application.
• Understand systems software components from multiple partner teams and lead the integration efforts of those components into the unified product code base.
• Drive the teams to follow CI/CD model. Help drive and manage product testing and certification processes following industry standards.
• Coordinate and contribute to engineering deliverables including specifications and test plans.
• Develop project goals and schedules based on product requirements, technical challenges, and business needs.
• Work with teams to set milestones, communicate project statuses, and identify/address potential setbacks, cutting through ambiguity and driving clarity.
• Work cross-functionally to develop best practices and product development processes in a quickly-changing and dynamic environment.
• Ensure project documents are complete, current and available for staff and leadership review.
• Engage with cross-functional teams to identify constraints, dependencies, risks/issues, and to deliver software features.
• Identify resources needed and work closely with the team leads to maintain full visibility of multiple projects, ensuring resource gaps are addressed efficiently.

• Up to 15% travel.

• Experience as a TPM leading Devs (SW/FW), QA and System Engineers working on different layers of networking protocol stacks.
• Experience working on multiple classes of wireless technologies - WiFi, BT, NFC, GNSS, and/or cellular.
• Experience with software development processes including: source control, bug tracking, and design documentation.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
• Experience developing, debugging, and shipping embedded software products on large code bases that span platforms and tools.
• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Track record of delivering products.
• 10+ years experience as a program manager working in a cross-functional software Operating System or Platform development environment or equivalent experience.
• Experience with software development processes and best practices.

• Experience operating autonomously across multiple teams and dealing with ambiguity.

• Experience with wireless connectivity compliance/certification process.
• Experience with modern wireless protocols and systems architecture.
• Experience with network security standards and policies.

• Demonstrated knowledge of operating systems internals on at least one platform.

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