Director, Capacity Planning & Engineering
Core
Lead capacity planning and engineering to translate platform demand into physical infrastructure reality, managing supply-demand modeling, hardware procurement, data center deployment, and FinOps for Roblox's global platform.
Role type
Director of Capacity Planning & Engineering
Builds
Physical infrastructure footprint, DCIM systems, and automation tooling for 25+ global data centers
Domain
Cloud infrastructure, data center operations, hardware supply chain, FinOps
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
capacity planning, supply-demand analysis, hardware procurement, data center operations, DCIM systems, data center automation, cross-functional team leadership, cloud cost optimization, GPU infrastructure management, liquid cooling infrastructure knowledge
Preferred skills
hyperscale/colocation/edge data center experience, AI/GPU infrastructure roadmap alignment
Technologies
DCIM systems, NVIDIA hardware, cloud platforms
Responsibilities
Translate platform demand forecasts into hardware requirements; oversee hardware lifecycle from procurement to installation; lead software engineering sub-team for DCIM and automation; oversee cloud spend optimization and on-prem vs cloud allocation; scale team to support growth; drive production excellence and cost-efficiency
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical oversight