Network Production Engineer, Infrastructure

Facebook; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Network Production Engineer to join their Network Infra team in Seattle. This role focuses on automating network deployment and management to support one of the largest global networks. The position requires solid engineering skills with an emphasis on coding and networking expertise, offering competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience developing automation and tools for network deployments.
• 2+ years of experience understanding network device configurations.
• 2+ years of coding experience in a programming language, such as Python.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain automation and tools for network deployment and operations.
• Conduct investigations into technical issues across networks.
• Enhance automation for continuous integration and configuration management.

Skills

Automation

Networking

Troubleshooting

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering

Equivalent practical experience

Job description

**Summary:**

Meta is looking for a Network Production Engineer with experience in networking, systems, tooling, and automation to join the Network Infra team. This team is responsible for deploying and managing one of the world’s largest, most complex, and robust networks. Automation is the key to meeting our demands, and in this role you will be responsible for conceiving, developing and launching automation and tooling to support network deployment, as well as maintaining and scaling Meta's global network. You'll work alongside the best engineers in the industry to develop the code and systems used in production to manage one of the largest networks in the world and support the billions of people using our applications globally!

**Required Skills:**

Network Production Engineer, Infrastructure Responsibilities:

1. Conceptualize, build, and maintain automation and tools to support New Product Introductions, network deployment, release engineering and operations.

2. Develop operational process improvements and implement them in scalable, automated workflows to enhance operational efficiency.

3. Design and develop solutions that scale across a variety of hardware platforms of network equipment.

4. Lead enhancements of automation for continuous integration, validations, testing infrastructure, release, and configuration management across our global backbone, data center, and edge networks.

5. Conduct thorough investigations into complex technical issues across networks, ranging from automated tooling to hardware failures and network issues.

6. Participate in an oncall rotation with the rest of the team.

7. Proactively find gaps that impact multiple teams, come up with the execution plan and drive the project and influence other teams to reach there.

8. Help increase operational efficiency between peers and cross-functional teams by identifying roadblocks, designing and delivering automation solutions, and driving change.

9. Contribute to team growth and development through peer mentorship.

**Minimum Qualifications:**

Minimum Qualifications:

10. Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta.

11. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

12. Experience developing automation and tools for network deployments and/or operations.

13. 2+ years of experience developing and understanding network device configurations for at least one network vendor (e.g. Arista, Juniper, Cisco, Brocade, Ciena, Infinera, Nokia, etc.).

14. 2+ years of coding experience in at least one programming language (e.g. Python, Go, C++, or Java), and rapidly learning new development languages.

15. Demonstrated knowledge of TCP, IPv4/6, Routing Protocols (one or more of BGP, MPLS, ISIS, or similar), and related network services (e.g. DHCP and DNS).

**Preferred Qualifications:**

Preferred Qualifications:

16. MS or Graduate work experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

17. 3+ years of experience developing software on operating systems such as Linux.

18. 3+ years of experience building software for managing network infrastructure.

19. Experience with software and network debugging, profiling, and instrumentation techniques.

20. Experience with developing distributed systems and operating them at scale.

21. Experience designing and maintaining automated testing infrastructure.

**Public Compensation:**

$117,000/year to $173,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

**Industry:** Internet

**Equal Opportunity:**

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

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