In Brief

Posted:

12:12 PM PST · November 11, 2026

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A key figure in Meta’s growth into a social media and tech industry powerhouse is leaving the company.

Santosh Janardhan, the company’s longtime head of infrastructure and co-head of engineering, will be stepping 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. Previous to coming aboard at Meta, Brown spent 19 years at Amazon, where he focused on compute, cloud, and AI, his LinkedIn shows .

It sounds like Janardhan will remain at Meta for a little bit, although he is expected to leave next year. “Santosh will stay on for transition and he is moving into an advisory role on Meta Compute,” said a Meta representative.

Janardhan, who originally joined the company in 2009, helped the firm grow into the massive internet presence that it is today.…