Production Backbone Network Engineering Manager

Meta; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta's Backbone and Edge Engineering team seeks a Network Engineering Manager to guide the Express Backbone network's design, implementation, and support. Collaborate with engineers across software, systems, IP, and optical networking to drive innovation and network expansion.

You will set the technical roadmap, mentor engineers, manage performance, and partner with recruiting to grow the team in a fast‑moving environment. Santa Fe, NM based, with competitive compensation and equity.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a networking software engineering team
• Knowledge of networking and distributed systems
• Experience in network management systems for large‑scale networks
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline or equivalent experience
• Experience recruiting and managing technical teams, including performance management

Responsibilities

• Be a highly technical manager and SME in networking
• Lead strategic development of the technical roadmap for the team and partner teams
• Operate in a rapidly evolving environment and re-prioritize as needed
• Manage engineers to design, build, scale, deploy, and support networks and systems for the Express Backbone
• Partner with backbone, edge, data center, and hardware networking teams
• Develop and mentor engineers, assign projects aligned to skills and career goals
• Assess performance, address under-performance, and recognize strong contributions
• Collaborate with recruiting to expand the team and onboard new engineers
• Communicate cross-functionally to drive engineering efforts

Skills

Experience managing a networking‑relat

Networking fundamentals

Knowledge of distributed systems

Experience in large‑scale network mgmt

Education

BS or MS in CS/Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Meta's Backbone and Edge Engineering team seeks a Network Engineering Manager to guide the Express Backbone network's design, implementation, and support. Collaborate with engineers across software, systems, IP, and optical networking to drive innovation and network expansion.

You will set the technical roadmap, mentor engineers, manage performance, and partner with recruiting to grow the team in a fast‑moving environment. Santa Fe, NM based, with competitive compensation and equity.