Director, Capacity Planning & Data Center Engineering

Roblox

San Mateo (CA)

On-site

USD 399,000 - 458,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Director of Capacity Planning & Engineering to lead a team of ~20 across capacity planning, deployment, data center automation, and FinOps. You will translate platform demand into hardware needs, own the supply-demand process, and drive capacity models to forecast infrastructure availability.

Based at our San Mateo headquarters, you will scale the infra footprint as Roblox grows, partner with Data Center, Hardware Engineering, and Finance, and build a culture of production

Qualifications

10+ years of infrastructure or data center experience with at least 3 years in a director-level or senior leadership role.
Deep expertise in capacity planning and supply-demand analysis for large-scale infrastructure.
Hands-on familiarity with DCIM systems and data center automation.

Responsibilities

Translate platform demand forecasts into hardware requirements and own the end-to-end supply-demand process.
Oversee hardware lifecycle from procurement through installation and provisioning; partner with operations to bring capacity online.
Lead a software engineering sub-team for DCIM systems and drive automation for rack delivery and capacity tooling.
Oversee FinOps and cloud spend optimization; collaborate with Finance to ensure visibility and cost-efficiency.
Scale and mentor cross-functional teams of engineers, planners, and operations to support Roblox's growth.

Job description

Based at our San Mateo headquarters, you will scale the infra footprint as Roblox grows, partner with Data Center, Hardware Engineering, and Finance, and build a culture of production

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