Performance & Capacity Engineer - Capacity Planning Optimization(Technical Leadership)

Meta; New York (NY); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta seeks a Performance & Capacity Engineer to lead software systems and process design for capacity planning optimization. You will own end-to-end capacity planning for Meta's infrastructure, partnering with engineering teams and business stakeholders to drive scalable, ROI-driven solutions.

You will build and guide software-driven models, lead critical engineering efforts, and shape strategy at the intersection of hardware, software, and product goals across Meta's global platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years in Performance, Capacity, or software engineering.
• Proficient in Python, C++, and designing large-scale software systems.
• Experience leading large engineering projects and cross-functional teams.
• Background in large-scale infrastructure and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Own infrastructure capacity planning for Meta's portfolio.
• Lead and partner across hardware, software, and business teams.
• Design scalable software systems for capacity planning and optimization.
• Guide engineers and non-technical contributors to effective solutions.
• Collaborate with Finance to balance cost efficiency with technical goals.

Skills

Python

C++

Distributed systems

Leadership

Infrastructure planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Meta is seeking a Performance & Capacity Engineer to join the Capacity Planning Optimization Engineering team to lead software systems and process design. You will build and optimize infrastructure capacity planning covering all of Meta, in one of our largest transformations to date of how we plan and manage infrastructure capacity. This is a hands on leadership role, building some of complex parts of the system yourself while leading other engineers and non-technical contributors. You will be in one of the most cross-functional roles at the company, with the opportunity to work with a variety of engineering and business teams at the intersection of all Meta products and services (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc), all physical infrastructure (Servers, Data Centers, Network), and product business goals (AI, Metaverse, etc). You will be uniquely positioned to optimize these capacity plans at strategic levels with company level impact, with your output used at the CxO level for key strategic decisions, as well as providing execution guidance for infrastructure and product teams. To do this, you will partner across technical and business orgs to design the right solutions and lead engineers to build effective technical and process solutions to transform Meta's capacity planning process to be software driven, highly flexible, agile, and ROI Driven. You will connect business strategy with software-driven modeling of detailed service, platform, and infrastructure considerations for executable plans. Contribute to building and scaling Meta's global infrastructure and internet services! This position is full-time.

Performance & Capacity Engineer - Capacity Planning Optimization(Technical Leadership) 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
• Partner across the engineering technical landscape to optimize at the intersection of hardware, infrastructure, and software. Work closely with software service owners, Production Engineering, Server Hardware Engineering, Server Supply Chain, Network Engineering, Data Center Design, Operations, and Planning teams to find optimal ways to scale our infrastructure and place our services
• Design and help build software systems to build scalable, reliable planning systems to connect business strategy with detailed technical execution including regional and temporal bin-packing, optimal service placement, traffic shifts and service migrations, efficient hardware refresh, etc
• Effectively lead large engineering efforts while implementing complex parts of the system and process design yourself
• Partner with Finance and business teams to balance cost efficiency with technical and product considerations
• Work cross-functionally to define problem statements, collect data, build software driven models and make recommendations to drive change and optimization at strategic levels

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 10+ years of experience in Performance, Capacity, or software engineering
• Proficient in Python, C++, or other coding languages and designing large scale software systems
• Demonstrated success leading large engineering projects and initiatives. Defining goals, managing ambiguity, inspiring and leading other engineers and Demonstrated success leading large engineering projects and initiatives, including defining goals, managing ambiguity, and inspiring and leading other engineers and non-technical contributors
• Experience with large-scale technical infrastructure and distributed systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Experience and interest in building "Zero to One" - building systems and processes from scratch with ambiguous requirements and goals
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Experience with mathematical optimization and solvers
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience with technical infrastructure planning or capacity planning

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [e-mail].

$219,000/year to $301,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.