Network Production Engineer (University Grad)

$122K–$143K

Menlo Park, CA · Full-time · Posted Sep 12, 2026

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience; degree must be completed prior to joining Meta.
Visa sponsorship: Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment by hire and maintain it during employment.

About the job

Build, automate, and improve Meta’s production backbone and data center networks to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance.

What you'll do

Build, manage, and maintain multi-vendor, multi-protocol data center and backbone networks; design and deploy network architectures.
Develop network monitoring and automated methods to mitigate and remediate network events.
Analyze network data to diagnose root causes and maintain consistency across network infrastructure.

What they ask for

Experience with computer networks and learning network design and management concepts.
Experience with UNIX, TCP/IP, network fundamentals, or similar, and coding in at least one language.
Knowledge of switching and routing, including BGP, OSPF, ISIS, MPLS, GRE, and IPnIP.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience; degree must be completed before joining. Must have and maintain work authorization in the employment country. Demonstrated AI workflow integration, responsible AI practices, and ongoing AI skill development.

Pay

$122,000/year to $143,000/year USD base salary

Tools

UNIX, TCP/IP, Python, Golang, Rust, C++, BGP, OSPF

AI focus

Integrate AI tools to improve workflows and measurable outcomes; apply responsible, ethical AI practices and develop skills in prompt/context engineering and agent orchestration.

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