Sr. Manager, Capacity Engineering
Core
Lead the Capacity Engineering team to ensure Pinterest's cloud infrastructure has the capacity it needs while operating reliably, efficiently, and with clear financial accountability.
Role type
Senior Manager, Capacity Engineering
Builds
Capacity-management systems, compute and GPU efficiency solutions, infrastructure data and governance systems
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / Distributed Systems / Resource Management
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Cloud infrastructure management, Kubernetes, distributed systems, capacity planning, team leadership, cross-functional program leadership, AI utilization, data validation, financial accountability
Preferred skills
Public-cloud infrastructure experience, GPU infrastructure experience, AI-assisted workflow optimization
Technologies
Kubernetes, Public Cloud, GPU Infrastructure, AI Tools
Responsibilities
Lead the Capacity Engineering team and establish 12–18 month functional and technical strategy; Develop CPU and GPU forecasts and supply plans; Guide design and delivery of capacity requests, reservations, and allocation policies; Improve utilization and efficiency across shared compute platforms; Establish trusted metrics for capacity risk and cost; Partner with Infrastructure, SRE, Finance, and cloud providers; Plan team structure and recruit senior talent; Use AI to accelerate capacity analysis and operational investigations.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
