Capacity Planning Engineer

4 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States Cloudflare Inc Full time
About Us

At Cloudflare, we're on a mission to build a better Internet. Our network powers millions of websites and other Internet properties, and we're committed to protecting and accelerating any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code.

We're looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills. We're a diverse and inclusive team, and we hire the best people based on their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare.

About the Department

The Infrastructure department at Cloudflare handles all our data centers and network interconnections around the world. The Infrastructure Planning & Capacity Engineering team is responsible for scaling Cloudflare's Infrastructure, Edge, and Core.

What You'll Do
  • Identify bottlenecks and recommend optimizations for service owners to improve capacity utilization of applications.
  • Develop simulation models and tools to analyze multi-level constraints.
  • Collaborate with application owners and product managers to understand capacity requirements and generate short/long-term capacity demand forecasts.
  • Design and implement internal process improvements, including automating manual processes and optimizing data delivery.
  • Create monitoring and reporting tools for capacity-related analysis.
  • Build ROI models to help leadership teams prioritize and manage risk across new product initiatives, reliability/efficiency projects, and existing applications/features.
Desirable Skills and Experience
  • Strong expertise in Microsoft Excel.
  • PL/SQL server development experience.
  • Experience with object-oriented/object function scripting languages: Python, Java, C++, Scala.
  • Degree in Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or closely related field.
  • 3+ years relevant work experience as a Capacity Planner, Supply Chain Analyst, Business Analyst, BI Engineer, or Data Scientist.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence, develop productive working relationships, and lead technical teams and key stakeholders from different business functions.
  • A diverse technical acumen and excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills.
What Makes Cloudflare Special?

We're a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. We're committed to protecting the free and open Internet and have a range of initiatives to support this mission, including Project Galileo and Athenian Project.

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people. We're an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer and provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.



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