Network Production Engineer, Hardware

Socket.dev; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta is seeking an engineer with a Hardware and Data Center background to shape the future of Meta’s Edge Network. You will select, test, and validate new hardware for production use in our edge fleet, and partner with internal teams and external vendors across the evaluation and deployment cycle.

Responsibilities include designing rack-level assemblies, optimizing cooling and power, leading a small team, and driving the hardware roadmap while advancing cost efficiency and performance for

Qualifications

• 8+ years in hands-on software, firmware, or hardware engineering.
• 8+ years across the full hardware development lifecycle from sample evaluation to mass production.
• 8+ years working with server hardware components (CPU, disk, NIC, RAM, GPUs).
• 8+ years experience managing vendor relationships and roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal partners and external suppliers to deliver new server and rack designs.
• Negotiate trade-offs and conflicting requirements across the business.
• Drive evaluation of new server hardware from qualification to production validation.
• Assess rack design features and drive improvements in cooling, power, and safety.
• Stay informed on industry trends and recommend hardware for testing.
• Help design and drive the hardware roadmap.
• Lead a small team of engineers.

Skills

Software engineering

Firmware engineering

Hardware engineering

Server hardware

Vendor management

Leadership

Job description

Meta is seeking an engineer with a Hardware and Data Center background to shape the future of Meta’s Edge Network. Meta's Edge network is the ingress point for all of customer internet traffic and the performance, stability and efficiency of the hardware and software we are running is critical to keeping Meta’s family of apps working. This role involves working with other engineers in the space and our external partners to select new hardware, test and validate it for production usage in our edge network. You will work with our internal teams and external partners for new hardware selection and validation. You will be involved in every step of the process, from the "on paper" evaluation of new hardware through the incorporation of it in our Edge network fleet. This will include benchmark testing and production validation testing, partnering with other internal teams in this process. Your goal should be the assurance that we are incorporating the highest quality hardware as it relates to the performance of our mission-critical software, while also assuring that the efficiency and TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) is progressively improving. You will also be responsible for the design of the rack-level assembly, including rack switches, power management devices, cooling, cabling, safety, and sensors. You should stay on top of industry trends in the hardware space and should engage with external vendors as it relates to the advancement of our Edge fleet. This position involves managing multiple concurrent hardware evaluation and validation efforts wherein you will work directly with a small team of experienced engineers. You'll own the strategy and execution for this space and its overall success as we move forward and explore new opportunities to expand our Edge footprint while driving down costs. You will be responsible for ensuring that the new hardware designs meet the needs of the software development teams within our Edge infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal partners and external suppliers to deliver new high-quality server and rack designs that align well with our business needs
• Negotiate trade-offs and conflicting requirements with different parts of the business
• Drive the evaluation of new server hardware from initial qualification, from development testing and benchmarking, all the way to production validation
• Evaluate the design and features of our rack designs and drive innovation as it relates to efficiency, cooling, power, and electrical safety
• Be aware of industry trends and recommend new hardware for testing and evaluation
• Help design and drive our hardware roadmap
• Lead a small team of engineers

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in hands-on software, firmware, or hardware engineering
• 8+ years of experience across the full hardware development lifecycle - from sample evaluation up through mass production
• 8+ years of experience working with server hardware components (CPU, disk, NIC, RAM, GPUs)
• 8+ years of experience in managing vendor relationships and roadmaps

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Experience on rack-level design with an emphasis on improving thermals
• 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

$184,000/year to $257,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits