Production Engineering

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Production Engineer who will develop infrastructure for Meta's products, ensuring reliability and performance across services like Instagram and WhatsApp. Candidates are expected to own back-end services, write high-quality code, and solve complex problems affecting billions of users.

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, 6+ years of experience in relevant technologies, and coding skills. Compensation ranges from $154,000 to $217,000 per year plus bonus, equity, and benefits.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in *nix (Linux or UNIX-like OS) and network fundamentals.
• Experience learning software, frameworks, and APIs.
• Experience with Internet service architecture capacity planning.

Responsibilities

• Own back-end services and infrastructure components that drive Meta’s AI advances.
• Write and review code, develop documentation, debug critical problems.
• Share an on-call rotation and escalations for service incidents.

Skills

Knowledge of common web technologies and/or Internet service architectures

Coding experience in industry-standard language (Java, Python, C++, PHP, Rust, Go)

Experience with infrastructure level applications (Kubernetes, Terraform, MySQL)

Problem-solving in live production environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

BS or MS in Computer Science (preferred)

Job description

Overview

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. 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 Engineering 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
• Together with your engineering team, you will share an on‑call rotation and be an escalation contact for service incidents
• 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

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

Preferred Qualifications

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

Compensation

$154,000/year to $217,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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].