Job Description

Production Engineers at Meta are specialized software engineers responsible for developing the infrastructure that supports all of Meta's products and services. They ensure reliability and performance for billions of users by writing high-quality code and solving complex problems in live production environments.

Requirements

6+ years of experience in \*nix (Linux or another UNIX-like OS) and Network fundamentals
6+ years of coding experience in an industry-standard language (e.g. Java, Python, C++, PHP/Hack, Rust, Go)
Experience learning software, frameworks and APIs
Experience with Internet service architecture capacity planning and/or handling needs for urgent capacity augmentation
Knowledge of common web technologies and/or Internet service architectures (such as LAMP or MEAN stacks, CDN, Load Balancing techniques, etc.)
Experience configuring and running infrastructure level applications, such as Kubernetes, Terraform, MySQL, etc.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Responsibilities

Own back-end services which handle fleet management, front-end services such as WhatsApp / Instagram / Facebook / Meta Ads, infrastructure components that drive Meta’s advances in AI, core services which are used by every team at Meta, the world’s largest MySQL deployments, networking systems and everything in between
Write and review code, develop documentation and capacity plans, and debug the hardest problems, live, on some of the largest and most complex systems in the world
Together with your engineering team, you will share an on-call rotation and be an escalation contact for service incidents
Partner alongside the best engineers in the industry working on the coolest stuff around, the code and systems you work on will be in production and used by billions of people all around the world

Benefits

Employees at Meta are often offered comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental/vision coverage, mental-health resources, family planning support (fertility, adoption, surrogacy), and caregiving programs. Financial benefits typically include a competitive retirement plan, equity awards, life insurance, and access to financial coaching and legal support. Time-off benefits commonly feature generous PTO and holidays, unlimited sick time, various paid leaves, flexible “Global Travel Days,” and a 30-day paid break every five years.