Network Engineer, Foundation Services Automation

Meta•Reston, VA

28d

About The Position

Meta is looking for a talented, highly motivated engineer to join the Edge and Network Services team. This team is responsible for processes and systems for deploying and supporting one of the world’s largest, most complex, and robust networks. Automation is the key to meeting our demands; you will be responsible for executing on our vision for designing, deploying, and operating our networks supporting AI/ML applications . As a member of this team, you will have a unique opportunity to be involved in all aspects of global networking at Meta.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
10+ years of experience Automation experience in the Networking domain in large scale networks
Knowledge and experience with Optical, Layer 2, and Layer 3 technologies
Knowledge and experience in Python
Knowledge and experience with Rest APIs
Knowledge of Linux OS/networking
Experience with network devices (routers, switches, load balancers)
Experience working within a global team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with limited supervision

Nice To Haves

MS or Graduate work experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
Experience with developing or operating distributed systems at scale
Knowledge of technology-agnostic approach to engineering
Knowledge and experience in C, C++, Go or Rust

Responsibilities

Drive initiatives to enhance efficiency through tooling improvements in the pre-deployment domain for Backbone, Edge, and Optical
Collaborate with internal and cross functional partner teams to define and automate optimal workflows for network pre-deployment activities
Automation and integration into existing tooling eco-system which involves planning and pre-deployment activities (such as design bootstrapping, EDP generation, BOM creation etc)
Proactively find gaps that impact multiple teams/orgs, come up with the execution plan, drive the project, and influence other teams to implement initiatives
Work with partner teams, understand their challenges, help them find a solution natively or lead effort working with cross functional teams to deliver systems/platforms/tooling
Work with developers and program managers to design and prioritize tooling enhancements and fixes
Help with roadmapping to identify & address key challenges
Help with recruiting and onboarding of new members to the team. Help them by mentoring and assuring their quick ramp up within our environment
Perform detailed troubleshooting and engage with cross functional teams to fix system/tooling issues
Drive requirements with cross functional teams to align our internal tooling efforts
Help make the people around you move faster by identifying issues slowing the team down and driving changes to address them