Meta - Menlo Park, CA
posted 4 months ago
Meta's global network, comprised of cutting-edge platforms, is looking for a Network Engineering Manager to join the Backbone Engineering team. This team is responsible for designing, deploying, and operating one of the world's largest and most advanced optical global networks. In this role, you will work closely with other engineers who possess a wide variety of deep technical expertise in software, systems, IP, and Optical networking to drive forward innovation and expansion of our network. As a Backbone Production Network Engineering Manager, you will manage engineers working to build and support multiple network systems for our Backbone network infrastructure, which is utilized by billions of users worldwide. You will partner closely with global planning, deployment, and operational teams to achieve business goals. Your responsibilities will include defining and driving the regular development of the technical roadmap to meet the needs of the team and partner teams. You will also build and maintain software systems for network design, monitoring, and analysis for our multi-vendor backbone and metro networks. In addition to technical responsibilities, you will help engineers develop their careers by assigning them to projects tailored to their skill levels, long-term skill development, personalities, and work styles. You will assess employee performance frequently, address under-performance, and recognize and promote excellent performance. Working closely with dedicated recruiting staff, you will expand the team by sourcing candidates, interviewing them, participating in conferences/events, and onboarding new employees. Effective communication across functions and driving engineering efforts will be crucial in this rapidly evolving environment, where you will need to adapt quickly to new information and re-prioritize as needed.