Manager, Production Engineering at Meta in Menlo Park, California

Job Description:

The Core Data Production Engineering team at Meta is responsible for the reliability, quality and operability of Meta's Online Data Stack. Partnered with SWE, these teams not only maintain, but improve and innovate in this foundational stack that the social graph and family of apps are built on.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.

Manager, Production Engineering Responsibilities:

• Support and lead engineers and managers working on Core Data's Staging, Capacity Optimization and Quota Management Production engineering teams. These are highly cross-functional teams that work broadly across the organization.


• Understand and contribute to technical design, tooling needs, automation plans and create comprehensive plans for prioritizing technical and resource challenges


• Drive technical architecture discussions, even on subjects you haven't had direct experience working with


• Develop lasting partnerships with technical program management, software engineering and other related groups to support our ever-growing large-scale distributed infrastructure.


• Empower engineers and managers 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


• 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


• Participate in team incident management and Core Data Incident Management

Minimum Qualifications:

• 6+ 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


• Experience with incident management and service ownership

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps 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. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today-beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.



Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.


$213,000/year to $293,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits


Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta. Apply Now