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Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world. We are looking for a Senior Capacity Planner who is passionate about building the programs and playbooks that let internal teams get the physical infrastructure they need, reliably and predictably. As a Capacity Planner at DigitalOcean, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing cloud computing and AI. Reporting to the Capacity Planning Lead, you'll partner directly with internal teams who deploy bare metal servers, building the playbooks, processes, and tracking mechanisms that let Cloud Operations provision and maintain that infrastructure smoothly. You'll also own coordination of budget requests, procurement, and deployment for new hardware supporting these internal customers, becoming the go-to partner for planning their capacity augments — bridging the physical infrastructure layer with the software and systems running on top of it. What You’ll Do: Build and maintain a program for managing internal-use physical infrastructure, from intake through deployment Partner with internal teams who deploy bare metal servers to understand their capacity tracking needs and forecast future requirements, including how their software architecture (containerized workloads, networking, service dependencies) drives those needs Design and document playbooks that enable Cloud Operations to provision and maintain internal customers' infrastructure independently Coordinate budget requests for new hardware on behalf of internal customers, ensuring alignment with procurement timelines Own end-to-end procurement coordination for internal infrastructure, from request through delivery Plan and execute server augments on behalf of internal customers based on their tracked capacity needs Track rack, power, and hardware capacity for internally-used physical infrastructure across data centers Use observability data (metrics, logs, dashboards) to validate capacity assumptions and catch emerging bottlenecks before they impact internal customers Identify opportunities to standardize or streamline how internal teams request and receive infrastructure Build reporting and dashboards to give internal customers and stakeholders visibility into capacity status and timelines Serve as the primary point of contact between internal infrastructure customers and Cloud Operations for capacity-related needs What You’ll Add to DigitalOcean: 5+ years of experience in capacity planning, infrastructure operations, or program/project management in a technical environment Strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder management skills, including working with both technical and non-technical internal stakeholders Experience working with bare metal or physical server infrastructure Solid understanding of containerized workloads (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes) and how they consume underlying physical capacity Working knowledge of networking fundamentals as they relate to infrastructure deployment Experience using observability tools (metrics, logging, monitoring) to inform infrastructure decisions Strong program-building skills — comfortable creating structure, documentation, and playbooks from scratch Experience coordinating budget requests and procurement processes for hardware Ability to translate internal customer needs — both infrastructure and software-driven — into actionable capacity plans Comfort with SQL and data visualization tools (e.g. Looker, Grafana) for tracking and reporting Working knowledge of data center rack and power capacity planning concepts Bonus: experience as a consultant or technical project manager driving nebulous projects to completion Bonus: experience with data center inventory tools such as dcTrack or Netbox Compensation Range: $106,000 - $132,000 *This is a hybrid role JR: 2026-8184 #LI-Hybrid Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions. We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development. We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences. We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program. DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service. Application Limit: You may apply to a maximum of 3 positions within any 180-day period. This policy promotes better role-candidate matching and encourages thoughtful applications where your qualifications align most strongly.

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Build and maintain a program for managing internal-use physical infrastructure, from intake through deployment
Design and document playbooks that enable Cloud Operations to provision and maintain internal customers' infrastructure independently
Coordinate budget requests for new hardware on behalf of internal customers, ensuring alignment with procurement timelines
Own end-to-end procurement coordination for internal infrastructure, from request through delivery
Plan and execute server augments on behalf of internal customers based on their tracked capacity needs
Track rack, power, and hardware capacity for internally-used physical infrastructure across data centers
Use observability data (metrics, logs, dashboards) to validate capacity assumptions and catch emerging bottlenecks before they impact internal customers
Identify opportunities to standardize or streamline how internal teams request and receive infrastructure
Build reporting and dashboards to give internal customers and stakeholders visibility into capacity status and timelines
Serve as the primary point of contact between internal infrastructure customers and Cloud Operations for capacity-related needs
5+ years of experience in capacity planning, infrastructure operations, or program/project management in a technical environment
Strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder management skills, including working with both technical and non-technical internal stakeholders
Experience working with bare metal or physical server infrastructure
Solid understanding of containerized workloads (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes) and how they consume underlying physical capacity
Working knowledge of networking fundamentals as they relate to infrastructure deployment
Experience using observability tools (metrics, logging, monitoring) to inform infrastructure decisions
Strong program-building skills — comfortable creating structure, documentation, and playbooks from scratch
Experience coordinating budget requests and procurement processes for hardware
Ability to translate internal customer needs — both infrastructure and software-driven — into actionable capacity plans
Comfort with SQL and data visualization tools (e.g. Looker, Grafana) for tracking and reporting
Working knowledge of data center rack and power capacity planning concepts
$106,000 - $132,000

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Bonus: experience as a consultant or technical project manager driving nebulous projects to completion
Bonus: experience with data center inventory tools such as dcTrack or Netbox

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