Research Scientist, Server Demand

Job Summary

Owning the demand side of server capacity planning, the full-time remote Research Scientist, Server Demand will forecast long- and near-term server capacity needs, develop operations-research models to match demand with supply, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize data center resources.

Key responsibilities

• Own the multi-horizon server demand forecast, focusing on long-range planning by resource type and data center supply requirements
• Aggregate and normalize demand signals into a single trusted statistical long-term demand plan
• Formulate and solve the demand-supply matching problem using operations-research models to inform the Plan of Record

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field
• 7+ years of experience in operations research or management science applied to demand and capacity planning
• MS in a quantitative field or equivalent experience
• Deep knowledge of mathematical optimization, simulation, and statistical forecasting
• Experience building both production-grade and lightweight models for decision-making