Cloud Production Systems Engineer

Meta

• $120K — $145K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field; equivalent practical experience considered.
  • 7+ years in production systems engineering or infrastructure engineering for large-scale cloud environments.
  • Extensive experience with hardware lifecycle management and cloud data center operations systems in compute, storage, or networking.
  • Proficient in developing systems software or automation tooling using Python, Bash, PHP, C, or C++ in Linux-based environments.
  • Experience with configuration and maintenance of production systems like web servers, load balancers, and relational databases.
  • Strong communication skills for documenting technical designs and aligning with stakeholders across teams.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and address systemic issues in cloud server fleet to enhance uptime by analyzing hardware failure data.
  • Write and maintain code for automation tools that improve efficiency in delivering production servers.
  • Develop requirements for diagnostic tools to aid frontline operations in managing cloud server repairs.
  • Drive the escalation of complex cloud tooling and hardware issues to bolster fleet health.
  • Conduct operational validation for integrating new cloud products into production environments.
  • Engage with cross-functional teams to offer operational perspectives on cloud-related issues and development roadmaps.
  • Analyze data to prioritize automation opportunities for server repair workflows within diverse hardware settings.
  • Mentor team members on resolving fleet issues and improving operational processes, with travel up to 25% to support global operations.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work at the forefront of cloud operations and data center innovation.
  • Collaboration with globally distributed teams, enhancing professional networking.
  • Mentorship opportunities within a leading tech organization.
  • Involvement in diverse projects across various cloud platforms.
  • Travel opportunities that allow for hands-on support in global data center operations.
Full Job Description
Meta is seeking an experienced Cloud Production Systems Engineer to join the Data Center Operations team. Our data centers and the cloud infrastructure powering tens of thousands of servers forms the foundation upon which Meta's rapidly scaling services operate. Meta is at the leading edge of the global data center industry in both design and cloud operations. This role requires a forward-thinking systems professional with deep experience leveraging diverse software tools to identify cloud automation solutions for complex operational challenges with our Cloud partnerships (AWS, GCP, CoreWeave, and other NeoCloud). The ideal candidate performs deep data analysis to prioritize server repair automation in a hyperscale cloud environment, drives solutions through code, and collaborates effectively with globally distributed teams through clear written communication.

Responsibilities

Identify and root cause systemic issues across the cloud server fleet and drive resolutions to maximize uptime and utilization by leveraging hardware failure data and diagnostic telemetry
• Write, review, and maintain code for diagnostic and cloud automation tooling that supports quality and efficient delivery of production servers at hyperscale
• Own and develop diagnostic tooling requirements that enable frontline operations teams to efficiently manage and repair the cloud server fleet
• Drive the escalation process for Data Center Operations to identify, root cause, and resolve complex cloud tooling and hardware issues affecting fleet health
• Execute operational validation and verification activities for new cloud product integration into the production environment
• Collaborate with cross-functional cloud tooling teams to provide an operations-centric perspective on open issues and contribute to their development roadmaps
• Perform deep data analysis to prioritize cloud automation opportunities for server repair workflows in a large-scale, heterogeneous hardware environment
• Build cross-functional relationships and influence policies and procedures to improve global cloud data center operations consistency and efficiency
• Mentor other engineers on evaluating and resolving cloud fleet issues and defining improvements to tools and operational processes
• Travel up to 25% to support global cloud data center operations and new site deployments

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of experience in production systems engineering, infrastructure engineering, or system software development for large-scale cloud environments
• 7+ years of experience with hardware lifecycle management, fleet automation, or cloud data center operations systems spanning compute, storage, or networking infrastructure
• Experience developing systems software or automation tooling in Python, Bash, PHP, C, or C++ for Linux-based production environments at scale
• Experience with the configuration and maintenance of production systems, including web servers, load balancers, relational databases, storage systems, and messaging systems
• Experience communicating technical designs and cloud infrastructure decisions through written documentation and cross-functional stakeholder alignment across engineering and operations teams

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience designing or operating cloud configuration management and infrastructure-as-code systems for large heterogeneous hardware fleets
• Experience with data analysis and visualization tools used to prioritize fleet health initiatives and drive operational decision-making
• Experience supporting global, multi-site data center infrastructure deployments, including hardware qualification and regional rollout coordination
• Familiarity with distributed systems monitoring, alerting, and automated remediation pipelines at hyperscale

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