A key figure in Meta’s growth as a powerhouse in the social media and technology industry is leaving the company.
Santosh Janardhan, the company’s longtime head of infrastructure and co-head of engineering, will step down, Meta told TechCrunch. He will be replaced by Dave Brown, who joined the company as vice president of infrastructure earlier this year, the company added. Before joining Meta, Brown spent 19 years at Amazon, where he focused on compute, cloud and AI, as shown on his LinkedIn.
It looks like Janardhan will be staying at Meta for a little while, although he is expected to leave next year. “Santosh will stay on for the transition and he will take on an advisory role on Meta Compute,” a Meta representative said.
Janardhan, who joined the company in 2009, helped the company grow into the massive internet presence it is today. Bloomberg initially reported Janardhan’s departure, citing a recently released internal memo. It is unclear why Janardhan is leaving his role. The memo did not specify the reasons for his departure and Meta did not immediately respond to a request for clarification on the matter. However, Janardhan’s note apparently mentioned the need to “pass the baton”.
In recent years, the company’s investments in infrastructure have exploded, as it seeks to compete with rivals in the AI race. Earlier this year, Janardhan was tasked with leading Meta Compute, the company’s initiative to evolve its data center investments and strategy.
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