Network Engineer, Optical Deployment

Network Engineer, Optical Deployment Meta is looking for an Optical Network Deployment & Support Engineer to join the team responsible for planning and executing network deployments to build one of the world's largest optical backbone networks. In this role, you will have a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge Optical and IP networking technologies owning the deployment planning, implementation, and scaling of Meta's AI network infrastructure.

Responsibilities Lead the technical deployment, architecture, and execution for your team's projects within Edge Network Services (ENS) on network deployment, ensuring alignment with organizational direction and goals

Provide hands-on technical contributions (design, deployment, migrate, code reviews, troubleshooting, etc.) on large scale complex programs demonstrating domain expertise and technical impact

Contribute to strategic objectives by executing six-month to multi-year roadmaps that support business growth and transformation. Balance high-level strategic direction with hands-on leadership to deliver results across a broad portfolio of initiatives

Apply established engineering standards for reliability, scalability, and performance to deliverables, driving continuous improvement in engineering processes and technical quality

Collaborate cross-functionally across Network Engineering, Data Center, Network Investments, and Planning teams to ensure successful execution of shared goals on network delivery

Deploy, migrate and support our global production network including edge, backbone, and data center infrastructure

Mentor and onboard new team members, raising the team's overall technical acumen and building internal community

10% to 30% of travel

Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

6+ years of Network Engineering, including hands-on responsibility for planning, building, deployment or migrating production network environments

3+ years experience working in Optical Network Engineering

Hands-on experience with enterprise and carrier class routing, switching, and optical transport platforms

Knowledge of data center design and operational best practices

Proven experience leading and executing network deployment and migration projects

Experience interacting with vendors and external parties to drive projects to completion Experience with process improvement and systems development, leveraging automation to streamline repetitive workflows

Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

Experience in data center, edge, or large-scale network environments

Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

Proficiency in automation (Python, Go, etc.) and network configuration management tooling

Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)