Infrastructure
Planner – Edge Planning & Procurement Team
Menlo Park, CA
Facebook was built to help people connect and share, and over the last decade our tools have played a critical part in changing how people around the world communicate with one another. With over a billion people using the service and more than fifty offices around the globe, a career at Facebook offers countless ways to make an impact in a fast growing organization.
Facebook's global network comprised of cutting-edge platforms is looking for a Edge Planner to join the Edge Planning and Procurement team. This team is responsible for working with engineering, data science, sourcing and program teams both at Facebook and ISPs. As a planner you will have a unique opportunity to shape the future content distribution needs to accommodate our explosive user traffic growth. This position is full-time and located in our Menlo Park office.
Responsibilities
- Provide analysis and detailed planning support to infrastructure program, data analytics and product teams enabling in-depth understanding of partner ISP engagement needs
- Assist product development of multiple Content Distribution platforms in collaboration with Facebook Infrastructure teams and ISPs around the globe
- Evaluate platform program goals, implementation methodology, and optimal operational performance goals
- work to translate data to vendor requirements/roadmaps
- Define and provide business justification for new or expansion of existing Points of Presence (PoPs) and evolving Edge architecture
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of Internet infrastructure: specifically IP, BGP routing and content proxy caching
- Analytical and data driven bias, evidenced by capacity for coding and data manipulation skills
- 4+ years of experience
- B.S. or B.A. in a relevant field or equivalent work experience
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