Meta - Menlo Park, CA
posted 2 months ago
The Data Center Network Engineer at Meta plays a crucial role in designing, building, and operating the global Data Center network. This position is integral to the continuous expansion of the network, presenting opportunities to tackle complex engineering challenges within the datacenter network domain. The team is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of network design and operation, focusing on efficiency and innovation. As a Data Center Network Engineer, you will be involved in the complete lifecycle of the Data Center network, which encompasses planning, design, product definition, quality assurance, deployment, and monitoring. The emphasis is on creating simple, elegant, and scalable network designs, utilizing automation and data analytics to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving infrastructure. In this role, you will collaborate with various teams to conceive design solutions and develop network software, systems, and tools that ensure the Data Center network operates at maximum reliability, scalability, and efficiency. You will be responsible for designing network topologies and configurations for the Data Center Fabric networks, developing IP addressing and routing policy intent, and creating deployment packages while maintaining as-built documentation for installed network gear. Additionally, you will establish and implement global best practices and contribute to the design of new scalable network solutions. This position also requires you to partner with network hardware, software, and vendor teams to develop network platforms, and work closely with in-house software engineering, tooling, planning, simulation, and delivery teams to codify network designs. Participation in an on-call rotation to support the global datacenter network infrastructure 24/7 is also a key responsibility.