Backbone Network Engineering Manager

Meta; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta’s Backbone and Edge Engineering team seeks a Network Engineering Manager to design, implement, and support our Express Backbone network. You will lead engineers across software, IP, systems and optical networking to drive innovation and expansion, while partnering with backbone, data center, and hardware teams.

The role focuses on developing talent, defining roadmaps, and aligning initiatives with business goals in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a networking‑related software engineering team.
• Knowledge of networking and distributed systems.
• Experience in network management systems for large‑scale networks.
• Experience recruiting and managing technical teams, including performance management and managing engineers.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineers working to design, build, scale, deploy, and support networks and systems for our Express Backbone network infrastructure.
• Partner closely with Facebook backbone, edge, data center, and hardware network engineering teams and other software infrastructure teams.
• Communicate cross-functionally and drive engineering efforts.

Skills

Technical leadership

Strategic influence

Roadmap planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Team development

Recruiting & evaluation

Networking fundamentals

Software-defined networking

Express Backbone networks

Tools

Network control software

MPLS/RSVP-TE

Software development

Job description

Meta’s Backbone and Edge Engineering team seeks a Network Engineering Manager to design, implement, and support our Express Backbone network. You will lead engineers across software, IP, systems and optical networking to drive innovation and expansion, while partnering with backbone, data center, and hardware teams.

The role focuses on developing talent, defining roadmaps, and aligning initiatives with business goals in a fast-paced, evolving environment.