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Meta’s Head of Infrastructure, Engineering to Depart in 2027
Bloomberg Technology · By Riley Griffin ·
The Brief · written from 2 sources
- Meta's head of infrastructure and co-head of engineering, Santosh Janardhan, plans to leave the company in early 2027, according to a leaked memo.
- Dave Brown is set to succeed Janardhan.
- The change comes as Meta continues to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in AI and the data centers needed to support it.
Why it matters
Leadership changes in Meta's infrastructure organisation could shape the direction of the platform and data center investments that developers building on Meta's systems depend on, though the report does not describe any direct technical impact.
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Meta Platforms Inc.’s longtime infrastructure chief will leave the company in early 2027, a major leadership change as it continues to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in artificial intelligence and the data centers needed to support it.
Timeline
Leaked memo reports Santosh Janardhan plans to leave Meta in early 2027, succeeded by Dave Brown
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Meta’s Head of Infrastructure, Engineering to Depart in 2027
Techmeme
Leaked memo: Meta's head of infrastructure and co-head of engineering Santosh Janardhan plans to leave in early 2027; he will be succeeded by Dave Brown (Riley Griffin/Bloomberg)