Manager, Production Engineering

Meta•Boston, MA

12d•$184,000 - $257,000

About The Position

Production Engineering is a hybrid software/systems group that ensures Meta's services and products run smoothly and have the capacity for future growth. Production Engineers work with Meta's product and infrastructure teams, sometimes embedded in those teams, collaborating in building and scaling technology solutions. Managing a Production Engineering team requires a comprehensive understanding of a wide range of technologies, a focus on growing and developing the skills and talents of your team, and a relentless drive toward high-value projects and ruthless prioritization.

Requirements

4+ years of direct management experience in a technology role
BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
Experience with systems, networking, and troubleshooting
Experience drafting and reviewing code
Experience with building teams and/or organizations, including hiring and managing performance
Communication and cross-collaboration experience

Responsibilities

Support and lead engineers working on Meta's products and services, at different layers of the stack, on challenges related to scalability, reliability, performance and efficiency of systems
Understand and contribute to technical architectures, capacity plans, tooling needs, automation plans, product launch plans and create comprehensive plans for prioritizing technical and resourcing challenges
Drive technical architecture discussions, even on subjects you haven't had direct experience working with
Develop lasting partnerships with product management, program management, network engineering, software engineering and other related groups to build and improve our ever-growing large-scale distributed infrastructure and product environment
Empower engineers to develop their careers, matching their strengths with projects tailored to their skill levels, long-term skill development, personalities, and work styles
Help build and enrich an collaborative work environment comprised of people with a broad range of experiences, perspectives, approaches, and backgrounds
Assess employee performance on an ongoing basis, address under-performance, and recognize and promote performance
Work closely with dedicated recruiting staff to expand the team including interviewing candidates, participating in conferences/events, and on-boarding new employees
Balance the need to “keep things running” with allocating time to long-term, high-impact projects