Senior Performance & Capacity Engineer: Global Infra

Meta; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Performance & Capacity Engineer to lead the Capacity Planning Optimization Engineering team. You will design and implement software-driven capacity models across all Meta services, partnering with engineering, data centers, and finance to align infrastructure with product goals.

You will guide cross-functional teams, own critical planning components, and drive ROI-focused optimizations at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/Engineering.
• 10+ years in performance, capacity, or software engineering.
• Proficient in Python, C++, and large-scale software design.
• Experience leading large engineering projects and teams.

Responsibilities

• Own infrastructure capacity planning for Meta products and services.
• Collaborate with hardware, infrastructure, and software teams to optimize scale.
• Design scalable software systems connecting strategy with execution, including service placement and migrations.
• Lead large engineering efforts while delivering complex system components.
• Balance cost efficiency with technical and product considerations across orgs.
• Define problems, collect data, build software-driven models, and drive strategic optimization.

Skills

Python

C++

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Collaboration across teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Meta is seeking a Performance & Capacity Engineer to lead the Capacity Planning Optimization Engineering team. You will design and implement software-driven capacity models across all Meta services, partnering with engineering, data centers, and finance to align infrastructure with product goals.

You will guide cross-functional teams, own critical planning components, and drive ROI-focused optimizations at scale.