Network Production Engineer, Edge Networks

The Edge Network Engineering team is responsible for the design of the global IP backbone: interconnecting Meta’s global Internet user community via our Points of Presence (POPs) to one another and to our data centers. The Edge Network Engineering team is also the design team for all the network infrastructure within the PoP, including the peering network infrastructure and IP aggregation platforms. All bits served to the Internet flow through the Edge network. You will be responsible for developing network designs and solutions in close collaboration with partner teams. This includes designing network topologies, selecting industry technologies and protocols, liaising with vendors on feature or product development, and choosing network products and platforms that align with our product needs. You will champion innovation by bringing new network products to life. You can bring a design from concept through to fully functional and configured lab. As an Production Engineer in the network organization at Meta, you will combine the skills of a software and network engineer, ensuring the smooth operation of our network and associated services, while paving the way for future growth. You will use data analysis to influence design decisions and leverage automation to achieve scale and velocity we need for Meta’s growing demands.

Network Production Engineer, Edge Networks Responsibilities

• Design, test, manage and maintain multi-vendor, multi-protocol, backbone, POP and peering network infrastructure
• Write and review code, develop documentation and capacity plans, and debug the hardest problems
• Develop audits and checks to establish network health or device health to ensure safe change management
• Maintain the technical interface with Meta’s networking vendors, while driving roadmap and new feature development
• Define SLA, implement metric collections and reporting for the network products you develop
• Analyze data to diagnose and identify root causes to network issues
• Together with the rest of your team, you will share an on-call rotation and be an escalation contact for service incidents

Minimum Qualifications

• 2+ years of work experience in network engineering
• 1+ years of work experience coding in higher-level languages (e.g., Python, C++, Go, etc.)
• Experience developing and understanding network device configuration for at least one vendor (Juniper, Cisco, Arista, Nokia, etc.)
• Protocol experience in one or more of BGP, OSPF or ISIS – understanding of typical configurations and performance optimizations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in network design or architecture
• Experience with MPLS, RSVP-TE and IS-IS TE.
• Experience with carrier-grade backbone routing and traffic engineering
• Experience writing code to automate Network deployments, monitoring or remediation

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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.

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