Senior Software Engineer, High-Speed Networking & SDN

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks software engineers to build scalable distributed systems for its global network infrastructure. You will contribute to high-performance networking software, work on SDN capabilities, and collaborate across hardware, testing, and operations teams.

Strong C/C++ and scripting skills, plus routing protocol experience, are essential. We value experience with time-series telemetry, network processing (L2/L3, MPLS, SRv6, VxLAN), and OpenConfig/gNMI APIs, enabling innovative telemetry and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of software development experience, or a PhD with 4+ years.
• 3+ years with network devices and products (routers, switches, adapters, load balancers) and 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 to define requirements and deliver integrated solutions.
• Experience with stream processing or time-series data pipelines for high-volume network telemetry.
• Experience with design/implementation of software for high-speed network processing (Layer 2/3, MPLS, SRv6, VxLAN, QoS, RoCEv2, Mirroring, SAI).
• Experience with intent-based network management systems.
• Experience with network devices and routing protocols; SDN/OpenConfig/gNMI familiarity.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Shell scripting

Test automation

SDN/OpenConfig/gNMI

Networking protocols (MPLS/SRv6/VxLAN)

Time-series telemetry

Cross-functional collaboration

Network devices knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent practical experience

7+ years experience or PhD with 4+ years

Tools

OpenConfig

gNMI

Linux/Unix

Job description

Meta seeks software engineers to build scalable distributed systems for its global network infrastructure. You will contribute to high-performance networking software, work on SDN capabilities, and collaborate across hardware, testing, and operations teams.

Strong C/C++ and scripting skills, plus routing protocol experience, are essential. We value experience with time-series telemetry, network processing (L2/L3, MPLS, SRv6, VxLAN), and OpenConfig/gNMI APIs, enabling innovative telemetry and