Meta
Menlo Park, California
Network Engineer, Deployment & Support
Job details
- Location
- Menlo Park, California
- Work type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $162,000 - $227,000/yr
- Posted
- 3 weeks ago
- Apply on
- metacareers.com
About this role
Meta is looking for an Optical Network Deployment & Support Engineering lead to join the team responsible for planning and executing network deployments and migrations to build the world's largest AI backbone network. In this role, you will have a unique opportunity to work on cutting edge Optical and IP networking technologies owning the deployment planning, implementation, and scaling of Meta's AI network infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical strategy, architecture, and execution for your team’s projects within Edge Network Services (ENS) on network deployment and migrations, ensuring alignment with organizational vision and goals
- Provide hands-on technical contributions (design, deployment, migrate, code reviews, troubleshooting, etc.) on large scale complex programs at the experienced engineer level, demonstrating domain expertise and technical impact
- Drive strategic planning by building and executing six-month to multi-year roadmaps that support business growth and transformation. Balance high-level strategic vision with hands-on leadership to deliver results across a broad portfolio of initiatives
- Ensure high standards for reliability, scalability, and performance in all deliverables, driving continuous improvement in engineering processes and technical quality
- Collaborate cross-functionally across Network Engineering, Data Center, Edge, and Planning teams to ensure successful execution of shared goals on Network Capacity and Reliability
- Deploy, migrate and support our global production network including edge, backbone, and data center infrastructure
- Manage key vendor relationships including contract negotiations, pricing, and evaluation of current and potential partnerships
- Manage partner engineering team relationships to enable the team(s) to effectively meet business needs
- Mentor and onboard new team members, raising the team’s overall technical acumen and building internal community
- Demonstrate leadership behaviors by helping others, showing respect, connecting people, and driving collaboration within the team and organization
- 10% to 30% of travel
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 10+ years of Network Engineering, including hands-on responsibility for planning, building, deployment or migrating production network environments
- 5+ years experience working in Optical Network Engineering
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Hands-on experience with enterprise and carrier class routing, switching, and optical transport platforms
- Knowledge of data center design and operational best practices
- Proven experience leading and executing network deployment and migration projects
- Experience interacting with vendors and external parties to drive projects to completion
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of various scripting languages
- Network certifications such as CCE, CCIE, or JNCIE
- Experience with process improvement and systems development, leveraging automation to streamline repetitive workflows
- Experience in data center, edge, or large-scale network environments
Compensation
- $162,000/year - $227,000/year; Country: US; Bonus eligible; Equity eligible
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.
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