Network Production Engineer

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Production Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain complex, multi-vendor infrastructure networks spanning datacenters and POPs. You will own the full product lifecycle from requirements through production handoff, writing code and automating deployment and configuration management.

Expect collaboration with vendors and internal teams to drive reliable, scalable networking solutions. The role emphasizes hands-on design and development, with responsibilities for monitoring,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of work experience in network engineering with emphasis on design or architecture.
• 4+ years of coding in Python/Go/C++ for automation and tooling.
• Experience configuring devices for multiple vendors (Juniper, Cisco, Arista, Ciena).
• Proficiency in BGP/OSPF/ISIS and performance optimization.
• Experience applying AI to engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain multi-vendor, multi-protocol infrastructure networks (OOB, PON, FacNet, DR) across every Meta datacenter/POP.
• Own the full product lifecycle—from requirements gathering through RFC, design, POC, and production handoff.
• Write and review code; develop automation for deployment, configuration management, and release engineering.
• Drive New Platform Introduction from concept to lab validation and production handoff.
• Develop audits, health checks, and monitoring for network health and change management.
• Maintain relationships with vendors; drive roadmap alignment and hardware evaluations.
• Define SLAs, collect metrics, and report on network products; participate in oncall rotation.

Skills

Network design

Python

Go

C++

AI in engineering workflows

TCP/IP

IPv6

BGP

OSPF

ISIS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

Juniper

Cisco

Arista

Ciena

Job description

The Infrastructure Network Engineering (INE) team within Core Networking designs and owns the datacenter management networks that underpin Meta's entire production IP network. Our products include out-of-band (OOB) management networks, disaster recovery infrastructure, passive optical networks (PON), and facilities networking (FacNet) — present in every datahall, every network rack, and every compute rack across Meta's global fleet.INE is a design team with full product lifecycle ownership. You will drive network products from requirements and RFC through design specification, proof-of-concept lab validation, and production operational accountability. Our portfolio spans more device roles and vendors than almost any other networking team at Meta — backbone, server, VPN, TOR, aggregation, MACsec, and more. If you want to solve scaling problems across a broad technology landscape rather than specializing in a single protocol domain, this is the role.As a Production Engineer in the network organization at Meta, you will combine the skills of a software and network engineer. You will use data analysis to influence design decisions and leverage automation to achieve the scale and velocity that Meta's AI-era data center growth demands.

Network Production Engineer Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and maintain multi-vendor, multi-protocol infrastructure networks (OOB, PON, FacNet, DR) across every Meta datacenter and POP location
• Own the full product lifecycle — from requirements gathering and RFC through design specification, POC lab validation, configuration artifacts, and production operational accountability
• Write and review code, develop automation for the network deployment, configuration management, and release engineering workflow processes
• Drive New Platform Introduction (NPI) from concept through lab validation to production handoff, collaborating with production engineering teams for productionization and delivery teams for delivery at scale
• Develop audits, health checks, and monitoring to ensure network health and safe change management across the fleet
• Maintain technical relationships with networking vendors (Juniper, Cisco, Arista, Ciena), drive roadmap alignment, and lead hardware evaluations
• Define SLAs, implement metric collection and reporting for the network products you own
• Proactively identify cross-team gaps across the product portfolio and drive resolution through cross-functional collaboration
• Together with the rest of your team, share an oncall rotation and serve as an escalation contact for service incidents

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 6 years of work experience in network engineering, with emphasis on network design or architecture (not purely operations)
• 4+ years of work experience in coding in higher-level languages (e.g., Python, Go, C++), applied to network automation or infrastructure tooling
• Experience in developing and understanding network device configuration for multiple vendors (Juniper, Cisco, Arista, Ciena, or an equivalent)
• Protocol experience in one or more of BGP, OSPF, or ISIS — understanding of typical configurations and performance optimizations
• Experience developing software using AI models or integrating AI tools into engineering workflows
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with hardware evaluation, vendor management, and influencing network product roadmaps through cross-functional collaboration
• Experience in configuration and maintenance of network management systems or applications such as authentication servers (RADIUS/TACACS), logging infrastructure, or collection systems (SNMP/NETCONF/gNMI)
• Experience with IPSec for site-to-site or remote access VPNs
• Experience with XGS-PON or passive optical network technologies. Experience with out-of-band management networks, disaster recovery network infrastructure, or facility networking
• 2+ years of experience in network design or architecture, with product ownership from concept through production
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Expert knowledge of TCP/IP and IPv6
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [e-mail].

$154,000/year to $217,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.