Manager, Production Engineering - Meta

Production Engineering is a hybrid software/systems group that ensures Meta's services and products run smoothly and have the capacity for future growth. Production Engineers work with Meta's product and infrastructure teams, sometimes embedded in those teams, collaborating in building and scaling technology solutions. Managing a Production Engineering team requires a comprehensive understanding of a wide range of technologies, a focus on growing and developing the skills and talents of your team, and a relentless drive toward high-value projects and ruthless prioritization.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Manager, Production Engineering Responsibilities:

• Support and lead engineers working on Meta's infrastructure, at different layers of the stack, on challenges related to scalability, reliability, performance and efficiency of systems
• Understand and contribute to technical architectures, capacity plans, tooling needs, automation plans, product launch plans and create comprehensive plans for prioritizing technical and resourcing challenges
• Drive technical architecture discussions, even on subjects you haven't had direct experience working with
• Develop lasting partnerships with product management, program management, network engineering, software engineering and other related groups to build and improve our ever-growing large-scale distributed infrastructure and product environment
• Empower engineers to develop their careers, matching their strengths with projects tailored to their skill levels, long-term skill development, personalities, and work styles
• Help build and enrich an inclusive work environment comprised of people from diverse backgrounds
• Assess employee performance on an ongoing basis, address under-performance, and recognize and promote performance
• Work closely with dedicated recruiting staff to expand the team including interviewing candidates, participating in conferences/events, and on-boarding new employees
• Balance the need to “keep things running” with allocating time to long-term, high-impact projects

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications:

• 4+ years of direct management experience in a technology role
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
• Experience with systems, networking, and troubleshooting
• Experience drafting and reviewing code
• Experience with building teams and/or organizations, including hiring and managing performance
• Communication and cross-collaboration experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing and supporting CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience building infrastructure automation, especially those interacting with network infrastructure components.