Technical Program Manager, Network Infrastructure: Backbone & Capacity Delivery

Meta; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 199,000 - 272,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks a Technical Program Manager to lead backbone and capacity delivery for AI-scale infrastructure in Bellevue, WA. You will align backbone evolution with procurement milestones, coordinating engineering, planning, supply chain, and operations to deliver on time and at quality.

As a senior IC, you’ll define cadence, manage risk, and translate complex engineering tradeoffs into clear executive updates, enabling disciplined decision-making across multiple teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Technical Program Management experience in infrastructure or networking environments.
• Subject matter expertise in routing, backbone topology, transport, and data center interconnection.
• Track record of landing multi-quarter infrastructure programs with hardware and supply chain dependencies.
• Ability to translate technical complexity into executive updates.

Responsibilities

• Drive multi-year backbone architecture programs end-to-end, spanning backbone evolution and cross-backbone initiatives.
• Own the program surface where long-haul transport, optical, and routing decisions intersect, surfacing tradeoffs early to influence outcomes.
• Drive standards and plan of record for backbone reliability and performance.
• Drive network capacity delivery programs from demand signal through provision-ready and construction milestones with named accountability at every gate.
• Mentor and raise the bar for Technical Program Managers across the organization.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Network fundamentals

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

The Backbone & Capacity Delivery Technical Program Manager operates at the intersection of backbone architecture, where multi-year topology and optical evolution decisions are made, and capacity delivery, where those decisions become provisioned, production-ready capacity on a certain date. You will drive the end-to-end backbone capacity delivery program required to support large-scale AI infrastructure as the senior individual contributor anchor for a portfolio spanning multiple engineering teams.Technical Program Manager, Network Infrastructure: Backbone & Capacity Delivery Responsibilities:Drive multi-year backbone architecture programs end-to-end, spanning backbone evolution and cross-backbone initiativesPartner with Backbone Engineering, Optical, and Network Planning teams to land architecture roadmaps that hold up against shifting AI capacity demandOwn the program surface where long-haul transport, optical, and routing decisions intersect, surfacing tradeoffs early enough to change the outcomeDrive standards and plan of record for backbone reliability and performanceDrive network capacity delivery programs from demand signal through provision-ready and construction milestones, with named accountability at every gatePartner with Network Planning, Supply Chain, and Data Center teams to close on delivery commitments on time and at qualitySurface and resolve cross-functional blockers across the capacity delivery critical path, from site readiness to hardware availabilityBuild the mechanisms that make capacity delivery status legible to leadershipOperate as the senior individual contributor anchor for a core program lane, setting operating cadence, escalation paths, and definition of doneEstablish program structure in domains that do not yet have it, moving from ambiguity to plan of recordMentor and raise the bar for Technical Program Managers across the organizationDrive transparency through structured program trackers, risk documentation, and stakeholder communicationBuild durable partnerships with Engineering, Network Planning, Supply Chain, Cloud, and Operations teamsIdentify systemic risks early, escalate with clear mitigation proposals, and close on resolutions with named ownersTranslate deep technical tradeoffs into executive-level risk narratives that drive decisionsMinimum Qualifications:10+ years of Technical Program Management experience in infrastructure or networking environmentsSubject matter expertise in network fundamentals: routing, backbone topology, transport, and data center interconnectionTrack record of landing multi-quarter infrastructure programs with hardware and supply chain dependenciesDemonstrated ability to establish program structure in ambiguous or newly formed domainsCommunication skills with ability to translate technical complexity into clear executive updatesPreferred Qualifications:Experience with data center capacity delivery lifecycle, including provision-ready and break-ground milestone managementPrior experience mentoring or setting direction for other TPMsBackground in large-scale distributed systems or hyperscaler networking environmentsExperience standing up program structure in a rapidly growing or reorganizing orgExperience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)Experience driving network components of large-scale capacity planning cycles: demand forecasting, ordering, and fulfillmentDemonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologiesBackground in backbone, optical, or long-haul transport networkingDemonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)About Meta:Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. 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If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [e-mail].$199,000/year to $272,000/year + bonus + equity + benefitsIndividual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.