Meta
IP Network Design Engineer, Long-Term Design & Delivery
$184K–$257K
Menlo Park, CA · Full-time · Posted Aug 7, 2026
- Experience
- 6 years required; 10+ years designing/operating backbone or large-scale IP networks is also stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads long-range IP backbone design, product introductions, and large-scale migrations, translating future network demand into designs that delivery teams can implement.
What you'll do
- Own multi-year backbone topology, device selection, design standards, and product definitions for assigned domains or regions.
- Plan and de-risk new-product introductions and live-network migrations, including sequencing, MOPs, and risk assessment.
- Develop and review automation for design analysis and delivery, and coordinate with cross-functional teams to align and hand off designs.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6 years of experience designing and/or operating large-scale IP networks.
- Deep TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, and BGP knowledge, plus MPLS, IS-IS, or similar; experience with 400/800G Ethernet, DWDM, and network device configuration for at least one vendor.
- Coding experience in a higher-level language such as Python, C++, or Go.
Nice to have
- Experience introducing network platforms and leading cross-generation migrations at scale.
- Backbone/WAN experience in hyperscale environments; AI-related skills or experience are also described.
Pay
$184,000/year to $257,000/year USD base salary
Tools
TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, BGP, MPLS, IS-IS, 400/800G Ethernet, DWDM, Python / C++ / Go
AI focus
The role supports AI training and inference network fabrics; the posting also seeks experience with responsible AI practices, AI workloads and topology demands, AI skill development, and using AI tools to improve workflows.
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