Production Network Manager, Backbone Engineering

Meta's global network, comprised of cutting-edge platforms, is looking for a Network Engineering Manager to join the Backbone and Edge Engineering team focused on our Software Defined Express Backbone Network. This team is responsible for designing, implementing and supporting one of the world’s largest and most cutting edge networks. In this role, you will work closely with other engineers with a wide variety of deep technical expertise in software, systems, IP, and Optical networking to drive forward innovation and expansion of our network.

Production Network Manager, Backbone Engineering Responsibilities:

• Be a highly technical manager
• Hold your own in technical discussions, be a subject matter expert, and have strategic influence
• Help define and drive regular development of the technical roadmap to meet the needs of the team, and partner teams
• Operate in a rapidly evolving environment, adapting quickly to new information and re-prioritizing as needed
• Manage engineers working to design, build, scale, deploy, and support networks and systems for our Express Backbone network infrastructure
• Partner closely with Meta backbone, edge, data center, and hardware network engineering teams and other software infrastructure teams
• Manage and develop a team of engineers
• Help engineers develop their careers, assigning them to projects tailored to their skill levels, long-term skill development, and career goals
• Assess employee performance frequently, address under-performance, and recognize and promote excellent performance
• Work closely with dedicated recruiting staff to expand the team, including sourcing candidates, interviewing candidates, participating in conferences/events, and onboarding new employees
• Communicate cross-functionally and drive engineering efforts
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience managing a networking-related software engineering team

Knowledge of networking and distributed systems

Experience in network management systems for large-scale networks

Experience recruiting and managing technical teams, including performance management and managing engineers

Knowledge of networking fundamentals

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience in software development and engineering for network control and management
• Knowledge of network topology and capacity planning methodologies
• 4+ years managing MPLS and RSVP-TE based networks
• 6+ years experience in program management or product management
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
  
  

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.

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