Hyperscale Production Systems Engineer

Meta; DeKalb (IL); On-site; USD 144,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking an experienced Production Systems Engineer to join the Data Center Operations team. This role focuses on automating diagnostics, building tooling, and analyzing data to improve uptime across a hyperscale server fleet.

You will develop production-grade software in Python/Bash/C/C++, mentor peers, and collaborate with globally distributed teams to implement scalable solutions. Applicants should have 6+ years in production systems or related fields, proven experience with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of experience in production systems engineering, infrastructure engineering, or systems software development for large-scale hardware environments.
• 6+ years of experience with hardware lifecycle management, fleet automation, or data center operations systems spanning compute, storage, or networking infrastructure.
• Experience developing systems software or automation tooling in Python, Bash, PHP, C, or C++ for Linux-based production environments at scale.
• Experience with configuration and maintenance of production systems including web servers, load balancers, relational databases, storage systems, and messaging systems.
• Experience communicating technical designs and infrastructure decisions through written documentation and cross-functional stakeholder alignment across engineering and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Identify and root cause systemic issues across the server fleet and drive resolutions to maximize uptime and utilization by leveraging hardware failure data and diagnostic telemetry.
• Write, review, and maintain code for diagnostic and automation tooling that supports quality and efficient delivery of production servers at hyperscale.
• Own and develop diagnostic tooling requirements that enable frontline operations teams to efficiently manage and repair the server fleet.
• Drive the escalation process for Data Center Operations to identify, root cause, and resolve complex tooling and hardware issues affecting fleet health.
• Execute operational validation and verification activities for new product integration into the production environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional tooling teams to provide an operations-centric perspective on open issues and contribute to their development roadmaps.
• Perform deep data analysis to prioritize automation opportunities for server repair workflows in a large-scale, heterogeneous hardware environment.
• Build cross-functional relationships and influence policies and procedures to improve global data center operations consistency and efficiency.
• Mentor other engineers on evaluating and resolving fleet issues and defining improvements to tools and operational processes.
• Travel up to 25% to support global data center operations and new site deployments.

Skills

Automation

Data analysis

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Server fleets

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Python

Bash

C

C++

PHP

Job description

Meta is seeking an experienced Production Systems Engineer to join the Data Center Operations team. This role focuses on automating diagnostics, building tooling, and analyzing data to improve uptime across a hyperscale server fleet.

You will develop production-grade software in Python/Bash/C/C++, mentor peers, and collaborate with globally distributed teams to implement scalable solutions. Applicants should have 6+ years in production systems or related fields, proven experience with