Senior Host Networking Software Engineer (DC Scale)

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

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Host Networking team, building drivers, firmware, and software for data-center network devices and AI workloads. You will design, implement, and validate software across the stack and collaborate with partner teams to align goals.

You will participate in oncall rotations, lead performance tuning, and help ship scalable solutions in a hyper-scale environment. A strong background in C/C++, scripting, and CI/CD is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE 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) and knowledge of network switching/routing protocols.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and at least one scripting language (Python/Shell Scripting).
• Experience with developing and automating test suites.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (hardware, firmware, test) to deliver solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and validate drivers, firmware, and software for network devices, transport stacks, and AI workloads
• Debug complex system-level issues and perform performance tuning to optimize software stack
• Understand components from partner teams and lead integration efforts
• 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++ programming

Python/Shell scripting

Network devices

Test automation

Cross-functional collaboration

On-call rotations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering / related field or equivalent practical experience

Tools

QEMU

FPGA emulation

Linux kernel drivers

RDMA knowledge

Job description

Meta is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Host Networking team, building drivers, firmware, and software for data-center network devices and AI workloads. You will design, implement, and validate software across the stack and collaborate with partner teams to align goals.

You will participate in oncall rotations, lead performance tuning, and help ship scalable solutions in a hyper-scale environment. A strong background in C/C++, scripting, and CI/CD is required.