Production Network Engineer — AI & Datacenter Scale

Meta; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 154,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Network Production Engineer to design, build, and operate a scalable backbone and datacenter network, with hybrid software and network engineering responsibilities. You will automate deployments, improve tooling, and collaborate across hardware, software, and sourcing teams to support Meta’s vast global network and emerging AI workloads.

You will participate in on-call rotations, mentor peers, and drive improvements in efficiency and reliability, helping scale one of the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement global best practices and design new scalable network solutions.
• Design and maintain automation/tools to support product introductions, network deployment, release engineering, and operations.
• Design and develop solutions that scale across hardware platforms of network equipment.
• Lead enhancements of automation for CI, validations, testing infrastructure, release, and configuration management across backbone, data center, and edge networks.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, and sourcing teams to develop new networking solutions and influence future networking infrastructure.
• Investigate complex technical issues across networks, from tooling to hardware failures.
• Develop operational process improvements and automate workflows to enhance efficiency.
• Identify roadblocks, design execution plans, and drive cross-team changes.
• Participate in on-call rotation to learn from production challenges and improve products.
• Mentor teammates and contribute to team growth.

Skills

6+ years experience

Programming languages

Networking protocols

Multi-vendor networking

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent

Master's degree in CS/CE or related field

Tools

Juniper

Cisco

Arista

Brocade

Job description

Meta is seeking a Network Production Engineer to design, build, and operate a scalable backbone and datacenter network, with hybrid software and network engineering responsibilities. You will automate deployments, improve tooling, and collaborate across hardware, software, and sourcing teams to support Meta’s vast global network and emerging AI workloads.

You will participate in on-call rotations, mentor peers, and drive improvements in efficiency and reliability, helping scale one of the