Santosh Janardhan, Meta’s longtime head of infrastructure, is stepping down from his role, the company has confirmed. Janardhan originally joined the social media giant in 2009 and rose through its engineering ranks to oversee the sprawling technical backbone supporting Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and its artificial intelligence ambitions. His departure marks a significant leadership change at a time when Meta is investing heavily in data centers, custom silicon and computing capacity to compete in the AI race. The company did not immediately name a successor or specify a timeline for the transition.
Janardhan’s tenure spanned more than a decade of rapid expansion, during which Meta built and operated some of the world’s largest hyperscale data center networks. His exit comes amid broader restructuring across the technology sector, with firms recalibrating infrastructure spending to meet surging demand for AI training and inference. Analysts note that continuity in infrastructure leadership is critical as Meta expands its global footprint and pursues ambitious AI development goals. Meta has not disclosed the reasons for his departure, and Janardhan has not publicly commented on his next steps.
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