Degree must be completed prior to joining Meta 5+ years of experience in optical network engineering, design, or deployment with expertise in DWDM, ROADM, OTN (G.709), and coherent optics (400G/800G) Experience with optical line systems and transponder platforms (e.g., Ciena, Nokia, Infinera, or equivalent) Demonstrated expertise in architecting and deploying complex network solutions across data centers, backbone, edge, and public cloud environments Experience with field-based work in 3rd Party Network Collocation Facilities, Internet Exchanges, Data Center, Central Offices, etc Track record of defining and executing successful network strategies with measurable, organization-wide impact Experience analyzing technical data to inform decisions, communicating risks and trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders, and collaborating across teams to deliver results in large-scale network environments Experience in communicating risks and action plans to stakeholders as well as building relationships and collaboration within a cross-functional team and business leaders Willingness to travel approximately 10% of the time Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews) Experience with process improvement and systems development, leveraging automation to streamline repetitive workflows Experience working in a Data Center, DC architecture and issues related to data center networks Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies Experience building automation solutions (e.g., Python, Go) and working with network configuration management tooling Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements) Working knowledge of Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning models Advanced degree (Master's, PhD) in Computer Science, Engineering, or related disciplineMeta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. Meta is looking for an Optical Network Deployment Engineer to join a team responsible for planning and executing network deployments and migrations across one of the world's largest and most complex backbone, edge, and optical networks.