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Facebook is looking for talented, highly motivated university graduates for our Rotational Network Engineering team. As a member of the team, you will work alongside experienced Backbone, Data Center, Production Engineers (Network) on a large-scale global network.
This role is right for you if you want to solve problems that can only be seen in large scale environments, as well as working on one of the most dynamic, fast-paced networks in the world. You will work developing innovative solutions to our challenges and ship them into production.
What You'll Do
Your primary function will be to learn and work with our tools and systems to ensure that the network and its related services are reliable, robust and can scale to meet the challenges of serving billions of people. You will have a chance to work with different teams before you land on a permanent one.
Automation and continuous improvement are the keys to meeting our demands; you will be responsible for developing and deploying network designs, automation systems and network performance improvements into our production network.
Rotational Network Engineer, University Grad Responsibilities
- Build experience with Backbone, Data Center, and Production Engineering (Network) teams through rotational experiences during your time on the program (6 months)
- Build, manage and maintain multi-vendor, multi-protocol data center, backbone and edge networks
- Develop optimized network monitoring systems
- Design and deploy new network architectures and related tooling
- Develop automated methods to mitigate and remediate network events
- Analyze data to diagnose and identify root causes to network issues
- Develop and maintain consistency within the network infrastructure
Minimum Qualifications
- Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Experience with computer networks
- Basic proficiency in UNIX and TCP/IP network fundamentals
- Experience coding in at least one language, and willingness to learn additional languages based on project requirements (Python and C++ are all in heavy use)
- Willingness to learn new concepts around network design and management
- Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of Switching and Routing concepts and implementation
- Protocol knowledge in one or more of BGP, MPLS, ISIS or similar routing protocols
- Knowledge of TCP/IP and IPv6
