Scale-Driven Production Engineer Build Systems for Billions

Meta; Frankfort (KY); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks Production Engineers to build and maintain the infrastructure that powers its vast array of apps and services used by billions. You will write high-quality code, troubleshoot live production issues, and collaborate with product and infrastructure teams across platforms like Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook.

The role requires deep Unix/Linux experience, strong coding skills in modern languages, and expertise with infrastructure tools such as Kubernetes, Terraform, and MySQL.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with Unix/Linux
• 7+ years of coding in a major language (e.g. Java, Python, C++, PHP/Hack, Rust, Go)
• Experience learning software, frameworks and APIs
• Experience with capacity planning for Internet-scale services
• Knowledge of web technologies and Internet service architectures
• Experience configuring and running infrastructure apps (Kubernetes, Terraform, MySQL)
• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent
• Desire to work on AI-enabled systems and scalable infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Own backend services including fleet management and core infrastructure
• Write and review production code; document capacity plans and debug live issues
• Share on-call rotation and act as escalation contact for incidents
• Collaborate with engineers to deploy production-ready code used by billions
• Analyze and optimize code for quality, scalability and performance
• Establish ownership with end-to-end understanding of systems
• Mentor teammates and drive impact across the team

Skills

Unix/Linux

Java

Python

C++

PHP/Hack

Rust

Go

Networking fundamentals

Web technologies

Kubernetes

Terraform

MySQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

MySQL

Job description

Meta seeks Production Engineers to build and maintain the infrastructure that powers its vast array of apps and services used by billions. You will write high-quality code, troubleshoot live production issues, and collaborate with product and infrastructure teams across platforms like Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook.

The role requires deep Unix/Linux experience, strong coding skills in modern languages, and expertise with infrastructure tools such as Kubernetes, Terraform, and MySQL.