Production Engineer Intern

Meta's Production Engineers (PEs) play a crucial role as hybrid software and systems engineers, essential to maintaining Facebook's smooth operation and efficient scaling. Working within Meta's product and infrastructure teams, PEs ensure reliability and scalability of products and services that impact over 2 billion users worldwide. They are embedded in teams working on major products like Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, and Videos, as well as backend services including Storage, Cache, and Network.

The internship provides hands-on experience with some of the largest and most complex systems in the world. Interns will work alongside experienced engineers, contributing to real production systems used by millions. The role requires a strong foundation in computer science, with practical experience in Linux systems and programming languages like Python, PHP, Java, Rust, or Go.

Key technical areas include TCP/IP networking fundamentals and internet service architectures such as load balancing, LAMP, and CDNs. The position offers unique challenges in uncharted territories of large-scale system engineering, providing invaluable experience in production engineering at a global tech leader.

This opportunity is perfect for students pursuing degrees in computer science or related fields who are passionate about large-scale systems, have a strong programming background, and are eager to work on technology that impacts billions of users. The role offers hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology and the chance to learn from some of the best engineers in the industry.