Long-Term IP Backbone Design Architect (Hybrid)

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); Hybrid; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking an IP Network Design Engineer for the Long-Term Design & Delivery team. You will own multi-year backbone design across domains, drive product introductions, and orchestrate large-scale migrations while de-risking changes in live environments.

The role blends software and network engineering with coding requirements, focusing on scalable design, standards, and cross-team collaboration across regions with ~10-15% travel. A strong foundation in TCP/IP and BGP is essential.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Own long-term IP backbone design for one or more domains 2-3 years ahead.
• Drive new-product introductions and migration strategies across generations.
• Design large-scale migrations in live environments with risk assessment and de-risking.
• Write and review code/automation for the design lifecycle.
• Collaborate across Capacity Planning, Network Site sourcing, and other teams.

Skills

TCP/IP

BGP

Python

C++

Go

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field

Tools

Juniper

Cisco

Arista

Job description

Meta is seeking an IP Network Design Engineer for the Long-Term Design & Delivery team. You will own multi-year backbone design across domains, drive product introductions, and orchestrate large-scale migrations while de-risking changes in live environments.

The role blends software and network engineering with coding requirements, focusing on scalable design, standards, and cross-team collaboration across regions with ~10-15% travel. A strong foundation in TCP/IP and BGP is essential.