Network Automation Engineer - Backbone, Datacenter & AI

Meta; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 154,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta’s Network Production Engineering team is building one of the world’s largest networks, spanning backbone, data center, and AI workloads. You will design, build, and operate scalable network software and tools to ensure reliability and efficiency across global infrastructure.

Ideal candidates have strong programming and networking skills, experience with multi-vendor devices, and a track record of delivering automation that improves operational performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of experience in scalable networks/systems.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, C++, Go, Rust, or Java).
• Knowledge of TCP, IPv4/IPv6, and routing protocols (e.g., BGP, MPLS, ISIS).
• Experience configuring network devices across multiple vendors (Juniper, Cisco, Arista, etc.).
• Experience with network services (DHCP, DNS) and related infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement global best practices and design scalable network solutions.
• Develop automation and tools to support product introductions, deployment, and operations.
• Design solutions that scale across hardware platforms of network equipment.
• Lead automation improvements for CI, testing, release, and configuration management.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and sourcing teams to innovate networking solutions.
• Investigate complex technical issues across networks, tooling, and hardware failures.
• Create scalable automated workflows to improve operational efficiency.
• Drive cross-team collaboration and identify gaps to implement automation.
• Participate in on-call rotations to learn from production challenges and improve systems.
• Mentor team members and contribute to team growth.

Skills

Python

Go

C++

Rust

Java

TCP/IP networking

BGP

MPLS

ISIS

Juniper

Cisco

Arista

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in a related field

Tools

Network devices (multi-vendor)

NMS systems

Job description

Meta’s Network Production Engineering team is building one of the world’s largest networks, spanning backbone, data center, and AI workloads. You will design, build, and operate scalable network software and tools to ensure reliability and efficiency across global infrastructure.

Ideal candidates have strong programming and networking skills, experience with multi-vendor devices, and a track record of delivering automation that improves operational performance.