Network Engineer, Foundation & Support
Meta· Data Center Operations
Hybrid (Newton County, GA)$162k - $227kFull-timePosted 4mo ago
About the role
Engineer role on Meta's Edge and Network Services team focusing on designing, deploying, and operating large-scale networks with an emphasis on automation for pre-deployment, Backbone/Edge/Optical, and AI/ML-supported networking.
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 ecosystem involving planning and pre-deployment activities (design bootstrapping, engineering design package generation, BOM creation, etc)
- Proactively identify gaps impacting multiple teams/orgs, develop execution plans, drive projects, and influence other teams to implement initiatives
- Work with partner teams to understand challenges and deliver native solutions or lead cross-functional efforts to deliver systems/platforms/tooling
- Collaborate with developers and program managers to design and prioritize tooling enhancements and fixes
- Assist with roadmapping to address key challenges
- Assist with recruiting and onboarding of new team members, including mentoring for rapid ramp-up
- Perform detailed troubleshooting and engage with cross-functional teams to fix system/tooling issues
- Drive requirements with cross functional teams to align internal tooling efforts
- Help the team move faster by identifying issues and driving changes to address them
Qualifications
- Knowledge of Linux OS/networking
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 10+ years of automation experience in the Networking domain in large-scale networks
- Knowledge and experience with REST APIs
- Experience with network devices (routers, switches, load balancers)
- Experience leveraging AI-assisted tools for software development and coding efficiency
- Knowledge and experience with Optical, Layer 2, and Layer 3 technologies
- Knowledge and experience in Python
- Experience working within a global team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with limited supervision
Skills
Required:LinuxNetworking conceptsPythonREST APIsCross-functional collaboration
Nice to have:AI-assisted tooling
Benefits
- (Listed in posting) Benefits available beyond base compensation; see posting for details
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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