Network Engineer, Foundation & Support (Edge/Backbone Infrastructure Design)

The Edge & Network Services (ENS) team at Meta is seeking individuals to help us tackle the unique challenges and opportunities we face while contributing to our mission of connecting the world. This global team offers a unique career opportunity to work with large-scale network infrastructure technologies and engineers solving complex problems in the industry. For this role, we are looking for a Network Infrastructure Design Engineer with demonstrated experience in developing and deploying network connectivity solutions at scale in a data center or similar mission-critical data processing environment.

In this role, you will contribute to the expansion of Meta's global network reach? As a member of the ENS Foundation Design team, you will support capacity expansion of Meta’s global Edge/Backbone network and compute presence. You will work closely with cross-functional design, engineering, planning, and deployment teams to develop space, power, cooling, and connectivity infrastructure design requirements and drive execution of these needs within Meta’s global colocation spaces including POPs, Cable Landing Stations, and Backbone midpoint sites.

Responsibilities
Manages global space, power, cooling, structured cabling, and other inside plant infrastructure delivery requirements to support Meta's edge/backbone network deployments across owned and colocation facilities
* Engages in system-level facility sizing of utilities, switchgear, UPS/DC power plant, PDUs, mechanical cooling, and LV power distribution
* Proactively engage with various data center colocation providers in evaluating their facilities and recommend corrective actions to meet Meta's standard design requirements
* Collaborates with internal and external design and planning engineers to execute projects related to cage and suite network/compute infrastructure build-outs
* Leads weekly syncs with external co-location vendors and provides technical support and progress reporting on cage and suite build-outs and acceptance testing
* Manages and tracks project timelines, risks, and successfully navigates projects to on-time completion
* Leads site acceptance activities with various colocation providers as per the edge network facility acceptance standards
* Coordinates multiple projects in parallel and efficiently execute work through vendors at scale
* Develops optimized layouts of edge/backbone midpoint site floor plans, allocates space assigned to network functions, optical, backbone, IP, compute, etc
* Delivers on-time engineering design packages related to site infrastructure scope for sourcing and capacity planning teams
* Collaborates closely with Meta business and technical teams to provide input on space and power delivery and associated deployment projects, as well as other major initiatives that may affect capacity delivery
* Updates Meta’s internal tooling and data record keeping in support of edge/backbone midpoint cage and suite build-outs
* Coordinates related OFCI equipment delivery from Meta’s inventory to colocation facilities
* Proactively works and aligns with network planning and investment teams on the roadmap and material forecasting needs for on-time delivery of projects
* Demonstrates proactive communication and a customer-focused mindset in all interactions
* Applies lessons learned from projects to support continuous improvement initiatives
* 20% to 30% of travel is required based on project demand

Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
* 7+ years designing and constructing data centers or comparable mission-critical facilities (Edge POPs, backbone sites, carrier hotels, central offices, cable landing stations) — specifying space, power, cooling, and structured-cabling connectivity for network/compute hardware
* Ability to read and analyze electrical/mechanical single-line diagrams
* Demonstrated project management experience delivering complex infrastructure design/builds through external colocation vendors — planning, execution, risk management, and on-time delivery
* Strong planning, prioritization, and communication skills; ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and to collaborate across global cross-functional teams Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
* Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
* Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
* Experience with optical network design, installation, and maintenance for service providers or global enterprise networks
* Professional Engineering (PE) licensure — Electrical or Mechanical
* Experience in leading and managing matrixed technical teams
* Data center design or structured-cabling certification (e.g., BICSI RCDD)
* Proficiency with Revit / AutoCAD / Bluebeam / BIM 360 / ACC / Procore (or equivalent)
* Familiarity with Linux-based systems and scripting/automation
* Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies