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Summary:

Facebook seeks to recruit a new Director of Specialized Environments. Our Specialized Environments are at the heart of Meta's innovation engine, where we design, develop, and test new products and technologies that shape the future of human connections, build the future of computing and are at the forefront of AI research. With over 1000 labs across multiple locations, our teams work on a wide range of projects, from developing new augmented reality experiences to creating more efficient data center architectures. Our labs are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and tools, and our engineers have the freedom to experiment, innovate, and push the boundaries of what's possible.As a key member of our infrastructure team, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining specialized infrastructure that support the development and testing of cutting-edge technologies. In that role, you will work closely with a large set of XFN partners across infrastructure, security and research organizations. The successful candidate will have experience building teams and grooming/mentoring team members. Specifically, they will be an innovative, intellectually curious, tinkerer-type and a strong problem solver who stays current on modern solutions and best practices. They will participate, contribute and drive technical discussions with the teams when necessary. This candidate does not need to have the “correct” answer to everything, but rather should be able to drive the conversation toward a productive solution by including all the right stakeholders, weighing pros/cons, business needs, timelines, etc.In addition to technical acumen and experience with service/apps of high demand, this role requires someone who has individual experience in structuring organizations and optimizing them for execution, as well as participating in recruiting and building teams.One of Production Engineering’s core values is to “get things done” through hard work and flexibility, and they are seeking a candidate who can lead from the front; they should be able to prioritize what it takes to drive the bigger mission forward and translate that vision into results.

Required Skills:

Director of Specialized Environments Responsibilities:

1. Build and manage a world-class team of managers and engineers capable of scaling with Facebook through a period of continued high-growth

2. Attract top tier talent to match this level of growth

3. Able to manage high performers as well as performance manage those who need more help

4. Measure and improve efficiency and effectiveness of processes that are working well and build the next level of improvements

5. Set standards for deployments at scale, infrastructure reliability and scalability

6. Team with all technical functions in the company ensuring that all organizations are in sync

7. Build and lead an organization with customer focus, world class quality, effective communication, decisive, fast moving solutions, quick and constructive resolutions of conflicts, and a “no barriers” mentality

8. Serve as a champion for the team both internally and externally

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

9. 15+ years of direct management experience

10. BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline or equivalent experience

11. Experience running systems at scale leveraging web scale technologies like: PHP, Nginx, Squid, memcached, Apache, Python, MySQL, Redis, Hadoop, and HBASE

12. Experience with Linux/Unix internals and systems services like DNS, DHCP, TFTP, iptables, smtp, etc.

13. Experience with networking protocols such as TCP, UDP and HTTP

14. Experience implementing instrumentation and monitoring solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

15. Experience with “on prem” HW and not solely Public Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc).

Public Compensation:

$342,000/year to $403,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity:

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.

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