Manager, Production Engineering

AECOM; New York (NY); On-site; USD 213,000 - 293,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Manager for Production Engineering who will lead a team to optimize systems and develop technical architectures. The role involves key responsibilities in supporting and managing engineering efforts, ensuring reliability and efficiency in AI training infrastructure. Candidates should have a strong background in technology management and team building, with at least 6 years of experience.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of direct management experience in a technology role.
• Experience drafting and reviewing code.
• Experience with building teams and managing performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineers on scalability and reliability challenges of systems.
• Drive technical discussion and develop partnerships for infrastructure.
• Assess employee performance and support career development.

Skills

Systems

Networking

Troubleshooting

Communication

Cross-collaboration

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline

Job description

**Summary:**

The AI Production Engineering team at Meta is responsible for building and maintaining the tools and components that support the company's AI training services - directly impacting Llama and Meta's overall transformative GenAI efforts. This includes developing and optimizing the software and hardware used for data loading, job scheduling, and other critical components of the AI training process.As a member of this team, you will work closely with other engineers and researchers to ensure that our AI training infrastructure is reliable, efficient, and scalable. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to the development of new AI technologies and techniques, and to help drive the advancement of the field.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.

**Required Skills:**

Manager, Production Engineering Responsibilities:

1. Support and lead engineers and managers 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 and managers 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 an healthy work environment

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:**

Minimum Qualifications:

10. 6+ years of direct management experience in a technology role

11. BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience

12. Experience with systems, networking, and troubleshooting

13. Experience drafting and reviewing code

14. Experience with building teams and/or organizations, including hiring and managing performance

15. Communication and cross-collaboration experience

**Public Compensation:**

$213,000/year to $293,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

**Industry:** Internet

**Equal Opportunity:**

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

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