Capacity Engineer

Cloudflare, Inc

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Austin, TX
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Cloudflare is a prominent cloud services and security company that provides content delivery network (CDN), DDoS mitigation, and Zero Trust security services to millions of internet properties.

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TL;DR · Capacity Engineer

The Capacity Engineer joins the Demand Planning team to manage edge planning regions end-to-end. This role involves predicting server deployment needs across a global network to ensure customer traffic remains in-region. You will build and maintain regional planning models, develop data pipelines, and translate forecasts into actionable deployment plans for hardware sourcing and infrastructure teams. Daily tasks include identifying capacity risks, participating in planning reviews, and ensuring cross-regional consistency. You will utilize BigQuery, Python, and Jupyter notebooks to query and validate large infrastructure datasets. Additionally, you will use OpenCode AI and MAS agent workflows as standard tools for planning. The role solves the technical challenge of transitioning from manual planning to intelligent, automated, and AI-augmented capacity systems for a global internet network.

What you'll do

  • Own one or more edge planning regions end-to-end and produce deployment recommendations.
  • Maintain and improve regional planning models by incorporating new traffic patterns and hardware generations.
  • Build and maintain data pipelines using BigQuery, Python, and Jupyter notebooks to validate planning data.
  • Translate forecasts into actionable deployment plans by working directly with hardware sourcing and infrastructure teams.
  • Proactively identify and surface capacity risks in assigned regions before they require escalation.
  • Use OpenCode AI and MAS agent tooling as a standard part of the daily planning workflow.
  • Contribute to cross-regional consistency by developing shared methodologies and standards with peers.
  • Communicate forecast outputs and capacity recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • 3-5 years of experience in an analytical, planning, or technical infrastructure role.
  • Proficiency in SQL for querying and joining datasets in BigQuery.
  • Proficiency in Python for data analysis, scripting, and automation using Jupyter notebooks.
  • Experience building and maintaining data pipelines to feed regional planning.
  • Ability to own a workstream end-to-end with light supervision.
  • Ability to translate large infrastructure datasets into actionable deployment decisions.
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills to explain technical recommendations to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations.

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