Job Vacancies at Meta Nigeria (Formerly Facebook) – 2 Positions
Meta (Formerly Facebook Nigeria) is recruiting to fill the following positions:
1.) Policy Communications Manager (SSA)
2.) Software Engineer, New Product Experimentation
Meta (Formerly Facebook Nigeria) - Founded in 2004, Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Over 2 billion people use Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, or Messenger every month to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what’s going on in the world, and to share and express what matters to them.
Facebook is defined by our unique culture - one that rewards impact. We encourage people to be bold and solve the problems they care most about. We work in small teams and move fast to develop new products, constantly iterating. The phrase “this journey is 1% finished” reminds us that we’ve only begun to fulfill our mission.
See job details and how to apply below.
1.) Policy Communications Manager (SSA)
Location: Lagos
Job Details
- The Policy Communications Managers key role will be to support a wide variety of press-facing policy issues across Sub-Saharan Africa.
- You will need to understand the complex multi-country media environment, our policies, the social debate around our platforms and the cultural context of multiple countries.
- You will be part of the Sub-Saharan Africa Communications team and work closely with the EMEA Policy Communications team and country policy teams to communicate the companies position on some of the most interesting tech related policy issues of our time, including privacy, safety and security, freedom of expression, the impact of the Internet on economic growth, cybersecurity and new opportunities for democratic engagement.
Responsibilities
- Manage policy related press issues for the region
- Work closely with country comms and policy teams to tackle issues and build proactive communications moments that advance the company’s position on key policy areas
- Counsel cross-functional partners on communications considerations for policy changes, product updates and other announcements that will impact the SSA region
- Draft statements and messaging
- Train and brief spokespeople on policy issues
- Distill complex policy concepts into plain language for press and the broader community across the region.
Minimum Qualifications
- Significant and relevant experience of working on complex, high-profile press-facing issues
- Understanding of press, politics and political structures across the region
- Superb English verbal and written communications skills. Fluency in English is required with additional African languages a plus
- The successful candidate must be located in the Africa region, Kenya, Nigeria or South Arica.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Team player with strong project management, decision-making and negotiation skills
- Excellent judgment, excellent communication and persuasive skills, creativity, perspective, the ability to work with minimal supervision in a dynamic environment
- Self-starter that with a desire to tackle hard issues
- Excellent writer and communications skills.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
2.) Software Engineer, New Product Experimentation
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Description
- The New Product Experimentation (NPE) team’s mission is to build products that matter to the world. We are an organization of passionate and talented builders focused on developing a pipeline of new applications and experiences that can change people’s lives and everyday experiences.
- We are looking for a Software Engineer versed in building mobile apps on both the iOS and Android platforms.
- You will be responsible for architecting and building applications, as well as coordinating with the teams responsible for other layers of the product infrastructure.
- Building a product is a highly collaborative effort, and as such, a strong team player with a commitment to perfection is required.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with product teams to build new and innovative application experiences for Android and iOS mobile platforms
- Build spec-perfect, performant products across both iOS & Android mobile platforms
- Leverage native APIs for deep integrations with both platforms
- Maintain code and write automated tests to ensure the product is of the highest quality
- Diagnose and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks for performance that feels native.
Minimum Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience driving change within an organization and leading complex technical projects
- Extensive experience building React Native applications for Android & iOS
- Firm grasp of the JavaScript language and its nuances, including ES6+ syntax
- Expertise of working with third-party dependencies and debugging dependency conflicts
- Familiarity with native build tools, like XCode, Gradle, Android Studio/IntelliJ
- Understanding of GraphQL query language and core concepts
- Understanding of REST APIs, the document request model, and offline storage
- Experience with automated testing suites, like Jest or Mocha
- Start up experience, creative, scrappy, high attention to detail, and extreme interest in craft
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience building natively Android.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note: 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
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