Network Engineer, AI Infrastructure Repair

Meta; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a senior leader to define and drive the strategy for AI network repair and remediation across its large-scale data center environments. You will champion novel fault-detection, automation, and operational frameworks to keep AI training and inference fabrics reliable and high performing.

You will partner with hardware, software, and data center operations to align repair programs with deployment roadmaps and capacity plans, guiding cross-functional teams toward scalable,

Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-functional programs spanning network operations and reliability.
• Proven ability to influence strategic direction with data-driven proposals.
• Experience designing and operating high-speed AI network fabrics.
• Knowledge of RDMA, InfiniBand, and optical interconnects used in AI clusters.
• Track record in building repair automation and scalable fault remediation.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term strategy for AI network repair across large data centers.
• Lead root-cause analysis and resolution of complex network faults in AI fabrics.
• Develop approaches for automated remediation and repair workflow optimization.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and data center teams on roadmaps and capacity.
• Establish runbooks and tooling to reduce mean time to repair at scale.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Cross-functional programs

Network engineering

AI infrastructure

Data-driven analysis

Repair automation

Observability tooling

AI in data centers

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

RDMA over Converged Ethernet

InfiniBand

High-density optical interconnects

Job description

About

Meta is building the next generation of AI infrastructure to power large-scale machine learning workloads, and the reliability of that infrastructure depends on reliable, high-performance network engineering. In this role, you will lead the strategy and execution for AI network repair and remediation programs, ensuring that the high-performance fabrics underpinning Meta's AI training and inference clusters remain operational, resilient, and optimized. You will drive cross-functional initiatives spanning network deployment, fault diagnosis, and repair automation across Meta's AI data center environments, shaping the systems and processes that keep AI infrastructure at scale.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term strategy for AI network repair and remediation programs across large-scale data center environments supporting machine learning workloads
• Lead root cause analysis and resolution of complex network faults affecting high-performance AI training and inference fabrics, including RDMA, high-speed Ethernet, and optical interconnect layers
• Develop and champion novel approaches to network fault detection, automated remediation, and repair workflow optimization for AI cluster infrastructure
• Partner with hardware, software, and data center operations teams to align network repair programs with AI infrastructure deployment roadmaps and capacity plans
• Establish and refine operational frameworks, runbooks, and tooling for network repair at scale, reducing mean time to repair across AI fabric environments
• Identify systemic reliability risks in AI network infrastructure and drive cross-functional initiatives to address them before they impact production workloads
• Influence the design of next-generation AI network architectures by contributing repair and reliability insights to hardware and topology decisions
• Leverage AI-driven analytics and automation tools to redesign repair workflows, accelerating fault identification and resolution across distributed network environments
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with internal engineering, operations, and vendor partners to ensure repair programs scale with AI infrastructure growth
• Communicate program status, risk, and strategic recommendations to engineering leaders and cross-functional stakeholders through structured reporting and executive briefings

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience influencing technical direction and organizational strategy through data-driven analysis, written proposals, and stakeholder alignment across engineering and operations teams
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience leading cross-functional programs that span network operations, hardware deployment, and infrastructure reliability at data center scale
• Experience developing and driving strategy for network fault management, repair automation, or remediation programs in production environments
• Experience designing, deploying, or operating high-speed network fabrics used in AI or machine learning infrastructure, including technologies such as RDMA over Converged Ethernet, InfiniBand, or high-density optical interconnects
• 12+ years of experience in network engineering, with a focus on large-scale data center or high-performance computing network environments Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Experience with network telemetry platforms, observability tooling, or AI-assisted anomaly detection applied to large-scale fabric environments
• Experience building or scaling repair operations programs, including workforce planning, tooling development, and process standardization across multiple data center sites
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Track record of contributing to network hardware or topology design reviews, translating operational repair insights into upstream engineering improvements
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Familiarity with AI accelerator interconnect architectures and the network reliability requirements of distributed training workloads at hyperscale