Production Engineer Intern

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive internship compensation

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Production Engineer Intern to work on backend services that power Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Meta Ads. You’ll write code, help with capacity planning, and debug large-scale systems in production, collaborating with senior engineers.

The role requires enrolled students pursuing a BS or MS in CS or a related field, with UNIX-like OS experience and knowledge of at least one programming language. On-site intern position in Menlo Park, CA.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a full-time, degree-seeking program and working toward a Bachelor’s or Master’s in computer science or a related field.
• Experience in a UNIX-like OS (Linux, BSDs, Solaris, or Windows) and familiarity with coding in at least one language.
• 1+ years with new development languages (Python, Hack/PHP, C++, Java, Rust, Go).

Responsibilities

• Own back-end services across Meta’s platforms including fleet management and core services.
• Write and review code, develop docs and capacity plans, and debug complex live systems.
• Collaborate with top engineers; deliver code and systems used by billions of users.

Education

Pursuing a BS or MS in Computer Science or related field

Job description

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.

Production Engineer Intern Responsibilities:

• 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
• Write and review code, develop documentation and capacity plans, and debug the hardest problems, live, on some of the largest and most complex systems in the world
• 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

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a full-time, degree-seeking program and in the process of obtaining a Bachelors or Masters degree in computer science or a related field
• Experience in a *nix (Linux, BSDs, Solaris, or another UNIX-like OS) or Windows OS
• Experience coding in at least one language
• 1 or more years with new development languages (Python, Hack/PHP, C++, Java, Rust, and GoLang)
• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
• Intent to return to full-time degree program after completion of the internship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of TCP/IP networking fundamentals
• Knowledge of internet service architectures (such as load balancing, LAMP, CDN's)

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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$7,313/month to $11,293/month + benefits. Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.