Data Center Network & Automation Engineer

Meta; Menlo Park, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta in Menlo Park seeks a Data Center Network Engineer who blends software and networking to design, build, and operate our global data center network. You will develop automation and analytics to improve reliability and efficiency across planning, deployment, and monitoring.

This role emphasizes scalable design, multi-vendor collaboration, and responsible AI practices in a hybrid work setting. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with routing protocols, Linux-based systems, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of work experience responsible for designing, deploying and operating large-scale networks.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting routing and switching protocols (BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, MPLS, RSVP-TE).
• Working knowledge of network protocols (TCP/UDP, DHCP, DNS) and IPv4/IPv6.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate our worldwide Data Center network.
• Develop and deploy network software, systems, and tooling for reliability and efficiency.
• Collaborate across teams to drive architecture decisions and AI-enabled optimizations.

Skills

Routing protocols

Networking hardware

Programming automation

Linux systems

AI integration

Multi-vendor environment

Global collaboration

Project management

Ethical AI practices

Quality and reliability

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field

Tools

Python

Go

C/C++

Automation tooling

Job description

Meta in Menlo Park seeks a Data Center Network Engineer who blends software and networking to design, build, and operate our global data center network. You will develop automation and analytics to improve reliability and efficiency across planning, deployment, and monitoring.

This role emphasizes scalable design, multi-vendor collaboration, and responsible AI practices in a hybrid work setting. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with routing protocols, Linux-based systems, and