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Vijay Rao

Energizer · DISC type I
VP Engineering at Meta
📍 Santa Clara, California, United States

Vijay Rao is the Vice President of Engineering at Meta, focusing on the future of AI and data center architecture. A technologist with a Masters from Purdue University, his career includes founding a startup and leading strategy at AMD. He is passionate about solving large-scale technology problems.

He has an entrepreneurial background, having founded a company that transformed him from an engineer into a problem-solver focused on the why behind technology and business challenges. This experience has shaped his approach throughout his career.

In a recent interview, he mentioned that what plants can teach us about creativity is a topic of interest, showcasing a unique and philosophical perspective on innovation.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
VP Engineering
Job Level
Senior
Location
Santa Clara, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Vijay shows up

Enthusiastic
Full Of Energy
Informal

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.

Priorities

Topics Vijay cares about

AI & Data Centers
His current role at Meta involves architecting the data centers required to support the future of AI, focusing on how to design chips and systems for this new era.
Scaling Infrastructure
At both Meta and AMD, he has focused on efficiently scaling applications and infrastructure across millions of servers and building for reliability and availability.
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Career

Work history

6-2016
VP Engineering
Meta
4-2013 - 4-2023
Director of Technology & Strategy
Facebook
10-2003 - 2-2013
Technologist. Office of the CTO
AMD
1-2003 - 9-2003
Consultant
Texas Instruments
10-2001 - 12-2002
Founder, VP Business Development
Paritra Systems
In the press

Media appearances

Meta's Vijay Rao on the future of AI and the data center. Featured in Atoms & Bits (Substack newsletter)
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Education
12-1994 - 5-1996
M.S
Purdue University
Education details unavailable
University of Mysore
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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