Staff Engineer, FinOps & Cost Platform
StackAdapt3 days ago
Responsibilities
- Build the internal cost platform and reporting model for engineering spend.
- Own analysis and optimization of AWS and engineering-owned vendor spend.
- Improve cost attribution, tagging, and data quality.
- Define and implement showback, chargeback, and unit-cost models.
- Partner with engineering teams to drive optimization opportunities.
- Collaborate with finance and procurement on forecasting, renewals, and vendor rationalization.
- Design telemetry-backed cost models that connect infrastructure spend to real usage.
- Establish governance, review cadences, and cost-aware engineering practices.
Requirements
- Strong infrastructure or platform engineering background.
- Deep experience with AWS or comparable cloud environments.
- Proven experience with cost optimization, capacity economics, or FinOps-like work.
- Strong analytical and data-modeling ability.
- Hands-on experience building tooling, dashboards, or internal platforms.
- Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.
- Strong communication skills across technical and business audiences.
Benefits
- Highly competitive salary.
- Retirement/401K/Pension Savings globally.
- Competitive Paid time off packages including birthdays off.
- Access to a comprehensive mental health care program.
- Health benefits from day one of employment.
- Work from home reimbursements.
- Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office.
- Robust training and onboarding program.
- Coverage and support of personal development initiatives.
- Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications.
- An awesome parental leave program.
- A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture.
- Social and team events.