What you'd actually do

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 an escalation contact for service incidents.

Skills

Required

UNIX or Linux operating system fundamentals
TCP/IP network fundamentals
PHP, Python, C++, or Java
Software frameworks and APIs
Internet service architectures (such as load balancing, LAMP, or CDN’s)
Configuring and maintaining applications using web servers, load balancers, relational databases, storage systems, or messaging systems
Relational Databases including MySQL
Network protocols including NFS, DHCP, NTP, SSH, DNS, or SNMP
Maintaining web-based applications using Apache, Memecached, or Squid
Storage Systems including NFS
Network Management tools like DHCP, NTP, SSH, DNS, or SNMP
Diagnosing and troubleshooting issues ranging from low-level hardware issues to large scale failures within datacenter clusters
Utilizing high performance query engines (Presto or Spark) for big data

Nice to have

Master's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Analytics, Mathematics, Physics, Applied Sciences or a related field
Performing 'guerilla capacity planning' for internet service architectures

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.

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 an escalation contact for service incidents.

Qualifications

Master's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Analytics, Mathematics, Physics, Applied Sciences or a related field Requires completion of one graduate-level course, one research project, or one internship involving the following: UNIX or Linux operating system fundamentals TCP/IP network fundamentals Coding in at least one of the following higher-level programming languages: PHP, Python, C++, or Java Software frameworks and APIs Performing 'guerilla capacity planning' for internet service architectures Internet service architectures (such as load balancing, LAMP, or CDN’s) Configuring and maintaining applications using at least one of the following: web servers, load balancers, relational databases, storage systems, or messaging systems Relational Databases including MySQL Network protocols including at least one of the following: NFS, DHCP, NTP, SSH, DNS, or SNMP Maintaining web-based applications using at least one of the following: Apache, Memecached, or Squid Storage Systems including NFS Network Management tools like DHCP, NTP, SSH, DNS, or SNMP Diagnosing and troubleshooting issues ranging from low-level hardware issues to large scale failures within datacenter clusters Experience utilizing high performance query engines (Presto or Spark) for big data