Capacity Planning Optimization Lead

Meta Careers; Bellevue, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Capacity Planning Optimization Lead to drive efficiency across its global infrastructure, including servers, data centers, and network resources. You will own capacity modeling, performance benchmarking, and demand forecasting, shaping strategies that influence multi‑billion dollar infra investments.

The role integrates software performance, hardware utilization, and long‑term capacity planning to ensure scalable, reliable products.

Job description

# Capacity Planning Optimization LeadBellevue, WA+3 locationsEngineering+ 4 moreApply nowMeta is seeking a Performance and Capacity Engineer to drive infrastructure efficiency and reliability across Meta's global fleet of servers, data centers, and network resources. In this role, you will lead the development of capacity modeling frameworks, performance benchmarking methodologies, and demand forecasting strategies that directly inform multi-billion dollar infrastructure investment decisions. You will operate at the intersection of software performance analysis, hardware utilization, and long-range capacity planning, ensuring Meta's products (including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and AI workloads) are supported by infrastructure that scales efficiently and reliably.---## Capacity Planning Optimization Lead Responsibilities* Own infrastructure capacity planning for all of Meta: all software products/services and plans for how to scale server and data center resources most efficiently* Build, own, and execute cohesive end-to-end Integrated Planning processes and methodologies across Strategic, Tactical/Operations, and Execution horizons and granularities* Align requirements and expectations across all technical and business functions* Leverage technical experience and expertise, to design and build company-wide transformational Planning programs, strategies, and methodologies across Infrastructure to scale Meta’s infrastructure efficiently* Partner with Finance and business teams to balance cost efficiency with technical and product considerations* Manage unplanned emergent capacity requirements across all horizons in a constrained environment* Develop decision scenarios and trade-offs to drive multi-billion dollar infrastructure decisions at the highest levels of the organization