Network Engineer, Deployment & Support

Meta•Menlo Park, CA

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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
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

Nice To Haves

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

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