Staff Network Infrastructure Engineer

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks a Staff Software Engineer to design, build, and operate software for Meta's global network fabric, spanning data center interconnects, edge services, traffic engineering, and network automation. You will architect scalable, high-reliability networking software, working with hardware, platform, and security teams to deliver production systems that keep Meta's network fast and resilient.

This role requires 10+ years in networking software, strong C/C++, Kubernetes experience, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent technical field.
• 10+ years of software development experience in networking or infrastructure systems.
• 4+ years of designing and shipping dataplane/control-plane networking in production.
• Hands-on Kubernetes networking experience in production (CNI, Services, NetworkPolicy).
• Proficiency in C/C++ and scripting (Python/Shell).
• Experience developing and automating test suites.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead delivery of Meta Compute’s cloud-native host networking platform from design to production rollout.
• Build/modernize Kubernetes networking features integrated with Meta’s host networking stack.
• Design and implement core networking primitives: virtualization, load balancing, and policy enforcement.
• Drive time-to-market with milestone planning and de-risking key decisions.
• Lead cross-functional alignment across compute, storage, platform, security, and hardware teams.

Skills

Networking software

Dataplane design

Kubernetes networking

C/C++

Python scripting

Test automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent

Tools

DPDK

eBPF/XDP

io_uring

RDMA/RoCEv2

Job description

Meta seeks a Staff Software Engineer to design, build, and operate software for Meta's global network fabric, spanning data center interconnects, edge services, traffic engineering, and network automation. You will architect scalable, high-reliability networking software, working with hardware, platform, and security teams to deliver production systems that keep Meta's network fast and resilient.

This role requires 10+ years in networking software, strong C/C++, Kubernetes experience, and