Staff Software Engineer, Cloud FinOps

What You’ll Accomplish

• Spearhead FinOps initiatives to increase cost transparency and optimize resource utilization across teams
• Provide guidance and mentorship to engineers on cost-optimization best practices
• Collaborate with teams across the organization to implement cost-saving measures
• Analyze, troubleshoot, coordinate, and resolve complex infrastructure issues
• Proactively lead infrastructure initiatives that have a company-wide impact
• Partner with engineering teams to influence cost-effective architectural and design choices
• Develop automation workflows to enhance team productivity and efficiency
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging innovative thinking and challenging established norms

Your Expertise

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; Master’s degree preferred
• 2+ years of experience in FinOps or cloud cost management
• 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure management, development or related roles
• Proficiency in some of the following technologies: AWS, Datadog, Kubernetes, Vantage, Terraform, Java
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment

What We Use

• Infrastructure runs primarily in Kubernetes hosted in AWS’s EKS
• Infrastructure tooling includes Istio, Datadog, Terraform, CloudFlare, and Helm
• Backend is Java / Spring Boot microservices, built with Gradle, coupled with DynamoDB, AirFlow, Postgres, and Redis, hosted via AWS
• Frontend is built with React and TypeScript, and uses best practices like GraphQL, Storybook, Radix UI, Vite, esbuild, and Playwright
• Automation is driven by custom and open source machine learning models, lots of data and built with Python, Metaflow, HuggingFace, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Pandas

Compensation (US): Base salary range $180,000 - $240,000 annually + equity + benefits.