Head of Capacity & Infrastructure Scaling

Blacksmith Software Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance

Competitive base + equity

401K match

Unlimited PTO

Annual offsite

Early‑exercise stock options

12 weeks fully paid parental leave (US)

Job summary

Blacksmith Software Inc. is seeking an Infrastructure Capacity Planner in San Francisco. This role involves owning capacity planning for infrastructure needs, developing forecasting models, and managing supplier relationships to ensure scalability.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in large-scale infrastructure operations, enjoys solving operational problems, and will work closely with the company's founders. The position offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience with capacity planning and forecasting.
• Strong focus on vendor management and balancing planning with operational realities.
• Analytical decision-making under uncertainty.

Responsibilities

• Own capacity planning across compute, storage, networking, and datacenter infrastructure.
• Build forecasting models for infrastructure demand and growth.
• Manage supplier relationships and infrastructure procurement.

Skills

Experience operating large-scale infrastructure

Capacity planning

Vendor management and negotiation skills

Analytical thinking

Job description

Blacksmith Software Inc. is seeking an Infrastructure Capacity Planner in San Francisco. This role involves owning capacity planning for infrastructure needs, developing forecasting models, and managing supplier relationships to ensure scalability.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in large-scale infrastructure operations, enjoys solving operational problems, and will work closely with the company's founders. The position offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.