Senior Host Networking Software Engineer

Meta; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta is seeking software engineers for host networking to design and implement drivers, firmware, and software for network devices and AI workloads. You will work across teams to optimize performance, contribute to CI/CD test suites, and help deploy scalable services for datacenter networks.

Ideal candidates have strong C/C++, Python skills, and 3+ years with network devices, plus experience collaborating across hardware, firmware, and software groups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of software development experience in industry settings or PhD with 4+ years of experience.
• 3+ years of experience with network devices (routers, switches, adapters, load balancers) and understanding network switching/routing protocols.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and at least one scripting language (Python/Shell).
• Experience developing and automating test suites.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (hardware, firmware, test) to deliver technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and validate drivers, firmware, and software for network devices, transport stacks, and AI workloads.
• Debug complex system-level issues and lead performance tuning to optimize software stack performance.
• Understand components from partner teams, lead integration efforts, and drive continued development.
• Develop and automate test suites for CI/CD framework and components.
• Collaborate with partner teams to integrate software components and participate in on-call rotations.
• Design, develop, and deploy services to manage datacenter network switches and forwarding functions.
• Develop infrastructure to maintain switch state and enable communication between services at scale.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Shell scripting

Test automation

Networking

Cross-functional collaboration

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

RDMA

RoCEv2

Qemu

Linux kernel drivers

Job description

Meta is seeking software engineers for host networking to design and implement drivers, firmware, and software for network devices and AI workloads. You will work across teams to optimize performance, contribute to CI/CD test suites, and help deploy scalable services for datacenter networks.

Ideal candidates have strong C/C++, Python skills, and 3+ years with network devices, plus experience collaborating across hardware, firmware, and software groups.