Host Networking Software Engineer — Equity & Large-Scale DCs

Meta; United States; On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a software engineer for Host Networking to design and validate drivers, firmware, and software for data-center network devices and AI workloads. You will debug, optimize, and integrate components across partner teams while developing automated tests for CI/CD pipelines.

The role focuses on scalable services for datacenter switches and efficient inter-service communication. Applicants should have extensive C/C++ experience, scripting skills, and a track record of cross-functional

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience in industry settings or PhD with 4+ years.
• 3+ years with network devices and products and understanding of switching/routing protocols.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python or Shell scripting.
• Experience with developing and automating test suites.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and validate drivers, firmware, and software for network devices, transport stacks, and AI workloads.
• Debug complex system-level issues and lead performance tuning to optimize software stack performance.
• Understand software components from multiple partner teams, lead integration efforts, and drive continued development.
• Develop and automate test suites for CI/CD framework and various components.
• Collaborate with partner teams to integrate software components, align on goals, and participate in oncall rotations.
• Design, develop, and deploy services to manage datacenter network switches and forwarding functions.
• Develop infrastructure to maintain switch state and enable communication between services at scale.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Shell scripting

Test automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Linux kernel

Qemu

FPGA Emulation

RDMA

OpenCL

Job description

Meta is seeking a software engineer for Host Networking to design and validate drivers, firmware, and software for data-center network devices and AI workloads. You will debug, optimize, and integrate components across partner teams while developing automated tests for CI/CD pipelines.

The role focuses on scalable services for datacenter switches and efficient inter-service communication. Applicants should have extensive C/C++ experience, scripting skills, and a track record of cross-functional