About This Role
Key technical requirements and skills: - 7+ years of experience in UNIX and TCP/IP network fundamentals - 7+ years of coding experience - Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C++, Java) - Experience with large-scale distributed systems, databases, and infrastructure components Team/project information: - Production Engineers (PEs) are embedded in teams across Meta's products and critical backend services - You'll work alongside some of the best engineers in the industry on code and systems used by millions of users Unique/notable aspects of the role: - Solve complex problems in live production at a massive scale, impacting over 2 billion people worldwide - Navigate uncharted waters and tackle challenges few others face in the industry Salary/benefits: - The job posting does not mention specific salary or benefits information.
Production Engineers (PEs) at Meta are specialized software engineers who develop the underlying infrastructure for all of Meta's products and services, forming the backbone of every major engineering effort that keeps our platforms running smoothly and scaling efficiently.PEs work across Meta's product and infrastructure teams to ensure our services are reliable, performant, and capable of supporting billions of users. This means writing high-quality code, solving complex problems in live production, and tackling challenges that impact over 2 billion people worldwide.Our PEs are embedded in teams across the spectrum - from products like Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, and Videos to critical backend services such as Storage, Cache, and Networking. The team brings together diverse levels of experience and backgrounds. Working alongside some of the best engineers in the industry, you'll contribute to code and systems that go into production and are used by millions every day. In Production Engineering at Meta, we navigate uncharted waters daily - solving problems at a scale few others face. Production Engineer Responsibilities: Own back-end services like our Hadoop data warehouses, front-end services like Messenger and Newsfeed, infrastructure components like our Memcache infrastructure, 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 Partnered alongside the best engineers in the industry on the coolest stuff around, the code and systems you work on will be in production and used by millions of users all around the world Minimum Qualifications: Engineering, or a related technical discipline or equivalent experience 7+ years of experience in UNIX and TCP/IP network fundamentals 7+ years of coding experience Expe