Meta
Network Production Engineer
$154K–$217K
Denver, CO +4 · Full-time · Posted Jul 31, 2026
- Location
- Denver, CO
Bellevue, WA
Menlo Park, CA
Seattle, WA
New York, NY - Experience
- 6 years in network engineering; 4+ years coding; also lists 2+ years in network design or architecture with product ownership from concept through production.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Designs and owns datacenter management network products across Meta’s global fleet, from requirements and lab validation through deployment, automation, and production operations.
What you'll do
- Design, deploy, and maintain multi-vendor, multi-protocol infrastructure networks across datacenters and POPs.
- Own network products through their lifecycle, including RFCs, lab validation, production handoff, and operational accountability.
- Develop network automation, monitoring, health checks, and safe change-management processes.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6 years of network engineering experience, emphasizing design or architecture rather than purely operations.
- 4+ years of coding in higher-level languages applied to network automation or infrastructure tooling.
- Experience with network device configurations across multiple vendors and with at least one of BGP, OSPF, or ISIS.
Nice to have
- Experience with hardware evaluation, vendor management, and influencing network product roadmaps.
- Experience with IPSec, XGS-PON or passive optical networks, or OOB, disaster recovery, or facilities networks.
Pay
$154,000/year to $217,000/year base salary
Tools
Python, Go, C++, Juniper, Cisco, Arista, Ciena, BGP
AI focus
Develop software using AI models or integrate AI tools into engineering workflows; apply responsible, ethical AI practices and use AI tools to improve workflows and measurable outcomes.
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