Production Engineering Manager, Rotational Network Engineering (RNE) Program

Meta; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta's Rotational Network Engineering (RNE) Program seeks an Engineering Manager to recruit and support Rotational Network Engineers across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You will guide early-career engineers, shape learning projects, and drive cross-functional collaboration with Backbone, Datacenter, Performance and Automation teams.

You will also lead regional recruitment efforts, partnering with the recruiting team to find strong candidates and help them progress into permanent Network

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Networking, System Administration, software engineering or product development experience
• Familiarity with source control and software development cycles
• Experience launching and iterating on products, services or tools
• Experience managing an engineering team
• B.S. in Engineering or equivalent experience
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Experience implementing responsible AI practices (risk assessment, bias mitigation)
• Experience with Linux/Unix
• Ability to integrate AI tools to optimize workflows
• Ongoing AI skill development (prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration)
• 2+ years in program management or product management
• 4+ years of experience working with networking protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, ISIS)

Skills

Networking

System Administration

Software Engineering

Product Development

Team management

Source control

AI ethics

Linux/Unix

AI tools integration

Prompt engineering

Program management

Networking protocols

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Git

Job description

This is a unique role within Meta's Infrastructure organization. Meta’s Rotational Network Engineering (RNE) Program finds, hires and grows full-time engineers for the Network Infra teams.

As an RNE Manager, you will act as an Engineering Manager finding and supporting qualified talent across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) — partnering with experienced Backbone, Datacenter, Performance and Automation engineers, engineering managers and organizational leaders. You will support each of our Rotational Network Engineers in EMEA to help them achieve long-term success at Meta.

Your primary function will be to lead and support network engineers with early-career experience until they join a permanent team in the Network, while evolving the Program's methodology. Our philosophy is “learning by doing”, therefore you will work with various network engineering teams to discover and scope projects that constitute a fruitful learning experience for Rotational Network Engineers, and provide value to the wider Network Engineering and Infra Security organization.

This is a highly cross-functional role. You will shape and lead our recruitment efforts in the region, partnering with the recruitment team to find suitable candidates for the program.

• 4+ years of Networking, System Administration, Software Engineering or Product Development experience
• Familiarity with source control, software development cycles and practices
• Experience with launching and iterating on product, services, tools or technical frameworks
• Experience managing an engineering team
• B.S. in Engineering or equivalent experience
• Analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Experience with Linux/Unix
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• 2+ years experience program management or product management
• 4+ years of experience working with networking protocols including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, ISIS, etc