Production Network Engineer

Production Network Engineer
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Menlo Park, CA
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services 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. To apply, click “Apply to Job” online on this web page.
Production Network Engineer Responsibilities
  • Define and develop optimized network monitoring, automation systems, and network architectures.
  • Participate in technical decisions to improve the network landscape.
  • Help create and improve both existing and future monitoring, alerting, and automated remediation systems.
  • Perform network configuration changes and optimizations across a multivendor, multiprotocol environment.
  • Work on performance measurement to ensure improved efficiency and process automation.
  • Build out datacenter and POP network footprint, including commissioning routers and switches into the network.
  • Turn up new backbone fiber optic capacity across the globe and implement security policy in secure environments.
  • Diagnose network problems, identify root causes, and carry out remediation solutions.
  • Scale Facebook’s global network to meet demands by building new infrastructure, implementing new architectures, and developing new operational procedures.
  • Build and configure network deployment strategies for datacenter network capacity augments as well new system migrations.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Master's in Computer Science, Computer Networking, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field. Foreign equivalent accepted. Requires completion of one graduate-level course, one research project, or one internship involving the following skills:
  • 1. Scripting/Coding in Python or C++
  • 2. Linux or Unix operating system fundamentals
  • 3. TCP/IP Network fundamentals
  • 4. Network device configuration
  • 5. Network Design.
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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 committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to accommodations-ext@fb.com.
$182,608/year to $200,200/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly 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.
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