Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services 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. To apply, click "Apply to Job" online on this web page.

Production Engineer Responsibilities

• Develop, design, create, modify, and/or test software services to ensure optimal performance and capacity for growth.


• Own back-end data warehouse services, front-end services like Messenger and Newsfeed, and infrastructure components to ensure services run without incident.


• Write and review code, develop documentation and capacity plans, and debug the problems in real time in highly complex software systems.


• Serve as an escalation contact for service incidents.


• Work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors.


• Exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.


• Telecommuting is permitted from anywhere in the U.S.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or in a related occupation. Foreign Equivalent accepted.


• Requires 24 months of experience involving the following:


• 1. UNIX or Linux operating system fundamentals


• 2. TCP/IP network fundamentals


• 3. Coding in at least one of the following: higher-level programming languages: PHP, Python, C++, or Java


• 4. Software frameworks and APls


• 5. Internet service architectures (such as load balancing, LAMP, or CDN's)


• 6. Configuring and maintaining applications using at least one of the following: web servers, load balancers, relational databases, storage systems, or messaging systems


• 7. Relational Databases including MySQL


• 8. Maintaining web-based applications using at least one of the following: Apache, Memecached, or Squid


• 9. Diagnosing and troubleshooting issues ranging from low-level hardware issues to large scale failures within datacenter clusters and


• 10. Experience utilizing high performance query engines (Presto or Spark) for big data

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