Software Engineer, Network

Software Engineer, Network
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Menlo Park, CA
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. To apply, click “Apply to Job” online on this web page.
Software Engineer, Network Responsibilities
  • Develop software to scale the production network.
  • Work with networking devices and protocols.
  • Integrate with other systems and evaluate third party solutions.
  • Collaborate with Network Engineering team to automate various processes, build software infrastructure for network monitoring and analysis, and aid in capacity planning and architecture change analysis.
  • Design and implement how to build, model, analyze, and monitor current networks.
  • Work on spanning data center networking architecture (e.g., OpenFlow or similar technologies for software defined networking) and software systems to configure, monitor, analyze, model, and manage our datacenter, backbone, and content delivery networks.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Requires a Master's degree in Telecommunications, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Analytics, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Applied Sciences, or a related field and four years of work experience in the job offered or in a computer-related occupation. Requires four years of experience in the following:
  • 1. Network devices (routers, switches, or load balancers) and routing protocols
  • 2. Web traffic related to data centers and websites
  • 3. Design and implementation of network management systems
  • 4. Experience in programming/data structures and algorithms
  • 5. Systems programming, TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, SPDY, DNS, and load balancers
  • 6. Experience with database systems: MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle
  • 7. Linux operating system
  • 8. Debugging issues within custom code
  • 9. Docker/microservices.
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About Meta
Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
Meta is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to accommodations-ext@fb.com.
$185,277/year to $200,200/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual pay is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base salary, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.
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