Software Engineer (Technical Leadership) - Kernel

At Meta, we're building and operating one of the world's most dynamic and fast-paced networks, powering our global data centers and supporting cutting-edge technologies like AI, Generative AI, Recommendation engines, and Metaverse. Our network infrastructure teams are responsible for developing, deploying, and operating this complex system, covering the entire network lifecycle from hardware development to operation. We're seeking software engineers with proven experience to join our teams and help build scalable distributed systems, develop innovative solutions to our challenges, and ship them into production. As part of our network engineering teams, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge switching technology, collaborate with talented engineers, and contribute to the development of Meta's hyper-scale network infrastructure. The Kernel team supports the Linux kernel used in Meta's production infrastructure. Our work advances Meta infrastructure projects through innovation and leadership in the open source community. Our engineers have the unique opportunity to build scope and influence internally at Meta and also through collaboration with our peers in the industry. The kernel team works on tasks like: -Creating custom kernel changes for internal needs -Merging upstream changes into the Meta Linux Kernel -Working with the Linux community outside of Meta to develop features and fix bugs -Investigating Linux-related performance issues and failures -Periodically building and initial testing of Meta's new kernel rpms -Creating tooling to assist with Kernel development