Production Engineer

Meta Careers; City of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in the City of London seeks an experienced Production Engineer to develop infrastructure for various services. You'll write high-quality code, maintain complex systems, and collaborate closely with top engineers. The role requires a strong background in UNIX, TCP/IP networking, and various programming languages. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• 7+ years of coding experience.
• Experience performing 'guerilla capacity planning' for internet service architectures.
• Knowledge in internet service architectures.

Responsibilities

• Own back-end services like Hadoop data warehouses.
• Write and review code, develop documentation, and debug complex systems.
• Share an on-call rotation and be an escalation contact for service incidents.

Skills

UNIX

TCP/IP network fundamentals

PHP

Python

C++

Java

Apache

Memcached

MySQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Apache

Memcached

Squid

MySQL

NFS

DHCP

NTP

SSH

DNS

SNMP

Job description

Overview

Production Engineers (PEs) at Meta are specialized software engineers who develop the underlying infrastructure for all of Meta's products and services, forming the backbone of every major engineering effort that keeps our platforms running smoothly and scaling efficiently. PEs work across Meta’s product and infrastructure teams to ensure our services are reliable, performant, and capable of supporting billions of users. This means writing high‑quality code, solving complex problems in live production, and tackling challenges that impact over 2 billion people worldwide. Our PEs are embedded in teams across the spectrum — from products like Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, and Videos to critical backend services such as Storage, Cache, and Networking. The team brings together diverse levels of experience and backgrounds. Working alongside some of the best engineers in the industry, you’ll contribute to code and systems that go into production and are used by millions every day. In Production Engineering at Meta, we navigate uncharted waters daily — solving problems at a scale few others face.

Responsibilities

• Own back-end services like our Hadoop data warehouses, front-end services like Messenger and Newsfeed, infrastructure components like our Memcache infrastructure, and everything in between
• Write and review code, develop documentation and capacity plans, and debug the hardest problems, live, on some of the largest and most complex systems in the world
• Together with your engineering team, you will share an on-call rotation and be an escalation contact for service incidents
• Partnered alongside the best engineers in the industry on the coolest stuff around, the code and systems you work on will be in production and used by millions of users all around the world

Minimum Qualifications

• Engineering, or a related technical discipline or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in UNIX and TCP/IP network fundamentals
• 7+ years of coding experience
• Experience learning development languages (PHP, Python, C++, and Java)
• Experience learning software, frameworks and APIs
• Experience performing 'guerilla capacity planning' for internet service architectures
• Knowledge in internet service architectures (such as load balancing, LAMP, CDN’s)
• Experience in configurating and maintaining of applications such as Apache, Memcached, Squid, MySQL, NFS, DHCP, NTP, SSH, DNS, and SNMP
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science

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.

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.