Production Engineer
Job in
Greater London, London, Greater London, W1B, England, UK
Listing for:
Meta
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-02-14
Job specializations:
-
Software Development
Software Engineer, Backend Developer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 GBP Yearly
GBP
80000.00
100000.00
YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Greater LondonSummary
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, Whats App, 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 the end-to-end reliability and scalability of the platforms, services, and products built on top of Meta’s underlying infrastructure and network.Write and review code, develop documentation and capacity plans, and debug the hardest problems, 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 live service incidents.Partner 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 billions of users all around the world.Minimum Qualifications
4+ years experience coding in higher-level languages (e.g., PHP, Python, C++, Rust or Java).4+ years experience building, maintaining, and debugging production services/platforms such as cloud infrastructure, load balancers, relational databases, and messaging systems.4+ years experience with software development, frameworks and APIs.Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.Preferred Qualifications
Depth of understanding in an areas such as operating systems or TCP/IP network fundamentals.Experience with distributed web-scale & Data systems.Industry: Internet
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