Network Production Engineer — Automation, AI & Equity

Meta; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 154,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Network Production Engineer to design, build, and operate one of the world’s largest networks. You will contribute to backbone, data center, and AI network domains with hybrid software and networking expertise to ensure reliability, scalability, and efficiency.

You will lead automation, CI/CD enhancements, and cross-functional initiatives, driving scalable solutions for global infrastructure that supports Meta apps and AI workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of experience designing, building, and/or operating scalable and reliable systems and/or networks.
• Experience coding in at least one programming language and learning new languages quickly.
• Knowledge of TCP, IPv4/6, routing protocols (e.g., BGP, MPLS, ISIS), and related services.
• Experience with multi-vendor network device configuration (Juniper, Cisco, Arista, Brocade, etc.).
• Experience in configuration/maintenance of network devices and NMS systems or related services.
• Hardware evaluation and vendor management experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement global best practices and design scalable network solutions.
• Build and maintain automation and tools to support product introductions, deployment, and operations.
• Design and develop scalable solutions across diverse hardware platforms.
• Lead automation enhancements for CI, testing, release, and configuration management.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and sourcing teams to innovate networking solutions.
• Investigate complex network issues spanning tooling to hardware failures.
• Improve operations via scalable automated workflows and process improvements.
• Identify gaps across teams and drive execution and change.
• Proactively plan and coordinate cross-team efforts to address needs.
• Participate in on-call rotation to learn from production challenges and improve products.
• Mentor peers and contribute to team growth.

Skills

Python

C++

Go

Rust

Java

Networking concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/related field

Master’s degree in CS/CE or related field

Tools

Juniper

Cisco

Arista

Brocade

Job description

Meta is seeking a Network Production Engineer to design, build, and operate one of the world’s largest networks. You will contribute to backbone, data center, and AI network domains with hybrid software and networking expertise to ensure reliability, scalability, and efficiency.

You will lead automation, CI/CD enhancements, and cross-functional initiatives, driving scalable solutions for global infrastructure that supports Meta apps and AI workloads.