Senior Software Engineer, Host Networking & Datacenter

Meta; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta in the United States is seeking software engineers to join its network infrastructure teams. You will help build scalable distributed systems, deploy and operate global data centers, and work on AI workloads across the network lifecycle.

You will design and validate drivers and services for switches, optimize performance, and collaborate with hardware, firmware, and test teams to deliver production-ready solutions across a hyper-scale network environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years software development experience in industry settings or PhD with 4+ years of experience
• 3+ years of relevant experience with network devices and products (routers, switches, adapters, or load balancers) and an understanding of network switching/routing protocols in industry settings
• 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 (e.g., hardware, firmware, test) to define and 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 exercises to optimize software stack performance
• Understand software components from multiple partner teams, lead integration efforts, and drive continued development
• Develop and automate test suites for CI/CD framework and various components
• Collaborate with partner teams to integrate software components, align on goals, and participate in oncall 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

Network devices knowledge

Test automation

Software debugging

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent

Tools

QEMU

FPGA

Linux

RDMA/RoCE

OS/kernel development

Job description

Meta in the United States is seeking software engineers to join its network infrastructure teams. You will help build scalable distributed systems, deploy and operate global data centers, and work on AI workloads across the network lifecycle.

You will design and validate drivers and services for switches, optimize performance, and collaborate with hardware, firmware, and test teams to deliver production-ready solutions across a hyper-scale network environment.