Senior Network Engineer, AI Compute Lab Infra

Meta; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 135,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta's Lab Infrastructure, Network, Compliance, and Security (LINCS) team seeks a network engineer to design, deploy, and operate network infrastructure for Meta's global engineering labs. You will own end-to-end lab networking for AI compute clusters, collaborate with Arista-based backend fabrics, and advance scale-out networks and automation.

You will troubleshoot across L1-L4 using telemetry and vendor tools, support hardware bring-ups, and lead lifecycle activities including upgrades and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end frontend and backend network design, deployment, and operations for AI and compute lab clusters.
• Serve as a primary networking point of contact for backend fabrics, including Arista- and internally developed network OS-based scale-out networks supporting AI workloads.
• Design, deploy, and support high-throughput, low-latency cluster networking, including congestion management (PFC/ECN), RDMA validation, and lossless transport.
• Perform hands-on troubleshooting and root-cause analysis across L1-L4 using packet captures, telemetry, and vendor tools to resolve complex lab issues.
• Support silicon, hardware, and software bring-ups, ensuring reliable connectivity and on-time validation.
• Lead and execute lab network lifecycle activities, including upgrades, migrations, capacity expansions, and decommissioning across regions.
• Develop and maintain network automation, configuration templates, and zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) workflows.
• Create and maintain MOPs, runbooks, and readiness checklists for internal teams and vendor executions.
• Provide direct consultation and training to cross-functional partners, enabling teams to operate and troubleshoot lab networks.
• End-to-end ownership of projects from requirements definition through customer handoff.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, software, systems, and lab operations teams to validate new platforms, optics, and network designs.
• Support limited travel (about 10%) for critical lab builds, migrations, or escalations

Skills

Network design

Troubleshooting

Automation

Scripting

Python

Telemetry

Lab networks

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

Arista

FBOSS

SONiC

Cumulus Linux

Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP)

Job description

Meta's Lab Infrastructure, Network, Compliance, and Security (LINCS) team seeks a network engineer to design, deploy, and operate network infrastructure for Meta's global engineering labs. You will own end-to-end lab networking for AI compute clusters, collaborate with Arista-based backend fabrics, and advance scale-out networks and automation.

You will troubleshoot across L1-L4 using telemetry and vendor tools, support hardware bring-ups, and lead lifecycle activities including upgrades and