Production Engineer

Meta; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking Production Engineers to develop the infrastructure that powers our products and services used by billions worldwide. You will own backend services across product and infrastructure teams, write and review production-grade code, and help scale systems for enormous user bases.

You will collaborate on on-call rotations, optimize performance, and mentor other engineers while working with cutting-edge AI tools to land and productionize features in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Unix/Linux and network fundamentals.
• 7+ years of coding experience in Java, Python, C++, PHP/Hack, Rust, Go.
• Experience learning software, frameworks and APIs.
• Experience with capacity planning for Internet service architectures.
• Knowledge of web technologies and architectures (LAMP/MEAN, CDN, Load Balancing).
• Experience configuring infrastructure-level apps like Kubernetes, Terraform, MySQL.

Responsibilities

• Own back-end services including fleet management and core infrastructure used across Meta.
• Write and review code; productionize code and develop documentation and capacity plans.
• Participate in on-call rotation and act as escalation contact for incidents.
• Collaborate with engineers to deploy scalable, reliable systems used by billions.
• Analyze and optimize code for quality, scalability, efficiency, and performance.
• Establish ownership of systems with end-to-end understanding.
• Mentor teammates and drive impact across the team.

Skills

Unix/Linux

Backend coding

Code review

On-call rotation

Code optimization

Team mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

MySQL

Job description

Summary:

Production Engineers (PEs) at Meta are specialized software engineers who develop the underlying infrastructure for all of Meta's products and services, forming the backbone of every major engineering effort that keeps our platforms running smoothly and scaling efficiently.PEs work across Meta’s product and infrastructure teams to ensure our services are reliable, performant, and capable of supporting billions of users. This means writing high‑quality code, solving complex problems in live production, and tackling challenges that impact over 2 billion people worldwide.Our PEs are embedded in teams across the spectrum — from products like Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, and Videos to critical backend services such as Storage, Cache, and Networking. The team brings together diverse levels of experience and backgrounds. Working alongside some of the best engineers in the industry, you’ll contribute to code and systems that go into production and are used by millions every day. In Production Engineering at Meta, we navigate uncharted waters daily — solving problems at a scale few others face.

Required Skills:

Production Engineer Responsibilities:

1. Own back-end services which handle fleet management, front-end services such as WhatsApp / Instagram / Facebook / Meta Ads, infrastructure components that drive Meta’s advances in AI, core services which are used by every team at Meta, the world’s largest MySQL deployments, networking systems and everything in between
2. Write and review code, leverage best-in-industry AI tools to land and productionize code, develop documentation and capacity plans, and debug the hardest problems, live, on some of the largest and most complex systems in the world
3. Together with your engineering team, you will share an on-call rotation and be an escalation contact for service incidents
4. Partner alongside the best engineers in the industry working on the coolest stuff around, the code and systems you work on will be in production and used by billions of people all around the world
5. Analyze and optimize code for quality, scalability, efficiency, and performance
6. Establish ownership of systems with expert end-to-end understanding
7. Lead your engineering team by example, mentor and help others around you grow, be a force multiplier of impact

Minimum Qualifications:

1. 7+ years of experience in *nix (Linux or another UNIX-like OS) and Network fundamentals
2. 7+ years of coding experience in an industry-standard language (e.g. Java, Python, C++, PHP/Hack, Rust, Go)
3. Experience learning software, frameworks and APIs
4. Experience with Internet service architecture capacity planning and/or handling needs for urgent capacity augmentation
5. Knowledge of common web technologies and/or Internet service architectures (such as LAMP or MEAN stacks, CDN, Load Balancing techniques, etc.)
6. Experience configuring and running infrastructure level applications, such as Kubernetes, Terraform, MySQL, etc
7. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications:

1. BS or MS in Computer Science
2. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
3. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
4. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

Public Compensation:

$184,000/year to $257,000/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.

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].