Manager, Production Engineering

Meta; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Manager for their Production Engineering team. This hybrid role involves leading a group of engineers to ensure the smooth operation of services and products while fostering a collaborative environment. You will be responsible for driving technical discussions, managing performance, and empowering your team to grow their skills. If you have a passion for technology and a knack for leadership, this opportunity allows you to make a significant impact on large-scale infrastructure and product development. Join a forward-thinking company and help shape the future of technology solutions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of management experience in a technology role.
• BS or MS in Computer Science or related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineers on challenges related to scalability and reliability.
• Develop partnerships with product and engineering teams.

Skills

Management Experience

Systems Troubleshooting

Networking

Communication

Cross-Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Master's in Computer Science

Job description

Production Engineering is a hybrid software/systems group that ensures Meta's services and products run smoothly and have the capacity for future growth. Production Engineers work with Meta's product and infrastructure teams, sometimes embedded in those teams, collaborating in building and scaling technology solutions. Managing a Production Engineering team requires a comprehensive understanding of a wide range of technologies, a focus on growing and developing the skills and talents of your team, and a relentless drive toward high-value projects and ruthless prioritization.

Manager, Production Engineering Responsibilities

1. Support and lead engineers working on Meta's products and services, at different layers of the stack, on challenges related to scalability, reliability, performance and efficiency of systems.
2. Understand and contribute to technical architectures, capacity plans, tooling needs, automation plans, product launch plans and create comprehensive plans for prioritizing technical and resourcing challenges.
3. Drive technical architecture discussions, even on subjects you haven't had direct experience working with.
4. Develop lasting partnerships with product management, program management, network engineering, software engineering and other related groups to build and improve our ever-growing large-scale distributed infrastructure and product environment.
5. Empower engineers to develop their careers, matching their strengths with projects tailored to their skill levels, long-term skill development, personalities, and work styles.
6. Help build and enrich a collaborative work environment comprised of people with a broad range of experiences, perspectives, approaches, and backgrounds.
7. Assess employee performance on an ongoing basis, address under-performance, and recognize and promote performance.
8. Work closely with dedicated recruiting staff to expand the team including interviewing candidates, participating in conferences/events, and on-boarding new employees.
9. Balance the need to “keep things running” with allocating time to long-term, high-impact projects.

Minimum Qualifications

1. 4+ years of direct management experience in a technology role.
2. BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
3. Experience with systems, networking, and troubleshooting.
4. Experience drafting and reviewing code.
5. Experience with building teams and/or organizations, including hiring and managing performance.
6. Communication and cross-collaboration experience.

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