diff --git a/fbpcf/io/api/LocalFileWriter.cpp b/fbpcf/io/api/LocalFileWriter.cpp
index 08e98926..5a1c95dc 100644
--- a/fbpcf/io/api/LocalFileWriter.cpp
+++ b/fbpcf/io/api/LocalFileWriter.cpp
@@ -7,17 +7,30 @@
 
 #include "fbpcf/io/api/LocalFileWriter.h"
 #include <cstddef>
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace fbpcf::io {
-LocalFileWriter::LocalFileWriter(std::string /* filePath */) {}
+LocalFileWriter::LocalFileWriter(std::string filePath) {
+  outputStream_ = std::make_unique<std::ofstream>(filePath);
+}
 
 int LocalFileWriter::close() {
-  return 0;
+  outputStream_->close();
+
+  return outputStream_->fail() ? -1 : 0;
 }
-size_t LocalFileWriter::write(std::vector<char>& /* buf */) {
-  return 0;
+
+size_t LocalFileWriter::write(std::vector<char>& buf) {
+  outputStream_->write(buf.data(), buf.size());
+
+  if (outputStream_->fail()) {
+    throw std::runtime_error(
+        "Internal error when writing to local file. Stream integrity may have been affected.");
+  }
+
+  return buf.size();
 }
 
 LocalFileWriter::~LocalFileWriter() {
diff --git a/fbpcf/io/api/LocalFileWriter.h b/fbpcf/io/api/LocalFileWriter.h
index d0776a6e..99538409 100644
--- a/fbpcf/io/api/LocalFileWriter.h
+++ b/fbpcf/io/api/LocalFileWriter.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 #include <cstddef>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -26,6 +28,9 @@ class LocalFileWriter : public IWriterCloser {
   int close() override;
   size_t write(std::vector<char>& buf) override;
   ~LocalFileWriter() override;
+
+ private:
+  std::unique_ptr<std::ofstream> outputStream_;
 };
 
 } // namespace fbpcf::io
diff --git a/fbpcf/io/api/test/LocalFileWriterTest.cpp b/fbpcf/io/api/test/LocalFileWriterTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..446e0526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fbpcf/io/api/test/LocalFileWriterTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <string>
+#include "folly/logging/xlog.h"
+
+#include "fbpcf/io/api/LocalFileWriter.h"
+#include "fbpcf/io/api/test/utils/IOTestHelper.h"
+
+namespace fbpcf::io {
+
+inline void cleanup(std::string fileToDelete) {
+  remove(fileToDelete.c_str());
+}
+
+TEST(LocalFileWriterTest, testWritingToFile) {
+  std::string baseDir = IOTestHelper::getBaseDirFromPath(__FILE__);
+  std::string fileToWriteTo = baseDir + "data/local_file_writer_test_file.txt";
+  auto writer = std::make_unique<fbpcf::io::LocalFileWriter>(fileToWriteTo);
+
+  /*
+    CASE 1
+    Write simple string to file
+  */
+  std::string toWrite =
+      "this file contains the expected text in local_file_writer_test_file.text";
+  auto buf =
+      std::vector<char>(toWrite.c_str(), toWrite.c_str() + toWrite.size());
+  auto nBytes = writer->write(buf);
+  EXPECT_EQ(nBytes, toWrite.size());
+
+  /*
+      CASE 2
+      Write arbitrary bytes to file
+  */
+  std::vector<char> arbitraryBytes{'\n', '\n', 'L', 'o', 'c', 'a', 'l', 'F',
+                                   'i',  'l',  'e', 'W', 'r', 'i', 't', 'e',
+                                   'r',  'T',  'e', 's', 't', ' '};
+  nBytes = writer->write(arbitraryBytes);
+  EXPECT_EQ(nBytes, arbitraryBytes.size());
+
+  /*
+    CASE 3
+    Write larger buffer
+  */
+  std::string remainingLine =
+      "writes to the above file\nWe assert that it's contents match this file\n";
+  auto buf2 = std::vector<char>(
+      remainingLine.c_str(), remainingLine.c_str() + remainingLine.size());
+  nBytes = writer->write(buf2);
+  EXPECT_EQ(nBytes, remainingLine.size());
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(writer->close(), 0);
+
+  /*
+    Verify that file contents match the expected
+  */
+  IOTestHelper::expectFileContentsMatch(
+      fileToWriteTo, baseDir + "data/expected_local_file_writer_test_file.txt");
+
+  cleanup(fileToWriteTo);
+}
+
+} // namespace fbpcf::io
diff --git a/fbpcf/io/api/test/data/expected_local_file_writer_test_file.txt b/fbpcf/io/api/test/data/expected_local_file_writer_test_file.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fac62ab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fbpcf/io/api/test/data/expected_local_file_writer_test_file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+this file contains the expected text in local_file_writer_test_file.text
+
+LocalFileWriterTest writes to the above file
+We assert that it's contents match this file
diff --git a/fbpcf/io/api/test/utils/IOTestHelper.h b/fbpcf/io/api/test/utils/IOTestHelper.h
index 303660e6..cae4fe3f 100644
--- a/fbpcf/io/api/test/utils/IOTestHelper.h
+++ b/fbpcf/io/api/test/utils/IOTestHelper.h
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <memory>
+
 #include <string>
 
 namespace fbpcf::io {
@@ -26,6 +29,23 @@ class IOTestHelper {
   static std::string getBaseDirFromPath(const std::string& filePath) {
     return filePath.substr(0, filePath.rfind("/") + 1);
   }
+
+  static void expectFileContentsMatch(
+      std::string testFilePath,
+      std::string expectedFilePath) {
+    auto testFile = std::make_unique<std::ifstream>(testFilePath);
+    auto expectedFile = std::make_unique<std::ifstream>(expectedFilePath);
+
+    while (!expectedFile->eof()) {
+      if (testFile->eof()) {
+        FAIL();
+      }
+
+      auto expected = expectedFile->get();
+      auto test = testFile->get();
+      EXPECT_EQ(test, expected);
+    }
+  }
 };
 
 } // namespace fbpcf::io