Lead IP Network Design Engineer – Backbone & AI Readiness

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

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Production Network Engineer to lead IP design across our backbone domains, turning long-range traffic demands into scalable topology plans and new product introductions. You will join a hybrid role combining software and network engineering, and coding will be a requirement to drive design and de-risk large-scale deployments.

The role emphasizes multi-year topologies, migrations, and engineering collaboration with delivery teams to ensure seamless deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years designing/operating large-scale IP networks.
• Deep knowledge of TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, and BGP, with MPLS/IS-IS experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead IP design across backbone domains and multi-year topology plans.
• Drive new-product introductions and migrations with minimal churn.
• Produce designs for delivery and deployment teams to build from; de-risk at scale.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to align technical direction.

Skills

TCP/IP

IPv4/IPv6

BGP

MPLS/IS-IS

Python

C++

Go

Backbone/WAN

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field

Tools

Juniper

Cisco

Arista

Job description

Meta is seeking a Production Network Engineer to lead IP design across our backbone domains, turning long-range traffic demands into scalable topology plans and new product introductions. You will join a hybrid role combining software and network engineering, and coding will be a requirement to drive design and de-risk large-scale deployments.

The role emphasizes multi-year topologies, migrations, and engineering collaboration with delivery teams to ensure seamless deployments.