Lead Production Network Engineer – Backbone & SDN

Meta; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Network Engineering Manager for the Backbone and Edge Engineering team to design, implement, and support one of the world’s largest networks. You will collaborate with software, systems, IP, and optical networking experts to push innovation and expand our express backbone.

You'll manage a team of engineers, develop their careers, drive technical roadmaps, and recruit top talent to scale the network infrastructure while partnering with cross-functional teams across Facebook's

Qualifications

• Experience managing a networking-related software engineering team.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals and distributed systems.
• Experience with network management systems for large-scale networks.

Responsibilities

• Be a highly technical manager and SME in discussions.
• Define and drive a technical roadmap for the team and partner orgs.
• Lead engineers designing, building, scaling, deploying, and supporting Express Backbone networks.
• Develop and mentor a team, assign projects, and guide career growth.
• Partner with backbone, edge, data center, and hardware network engineering teams.
• Drive hiring efforts and onboarding of new engineers.
• Communicate cross-functionally to drive engineering efforts.

Skills

Networking management

Distributed systems

People management

Roadmap planning

Recruiting

Education

BS or MS in CS/Engineering

Equivalent experience

Job description

Meta is seeking a Network Engineering Manager for the Backbone and Edge Engineering team to design, implement, and support one of the world’s largest networks. You will collaborate with software, systems, IP, and optical networking experts to push innovation and expand our express backbone.

You'll manage a team of engineers, develop their careers, drive technical roadmaps, and recruit top talent to scale the network infrastructure while partnering with cross-functional teams across Facebook's