FinOps Engineer

TL;DR

FinOps Engineer: Driving cost optimization and financial governance for AWS infrastructure with an accent on billing analysis, cost-saving strategies, and FinOps methodology implementation. Focus on integrating financial KPIs with architectural decisions, developing automation scripts for cost policies, and leveraging cloud cost management tools for insights.

Location: Fully Remote (Global)

Company

hirify.global is the Postgres development platform, providing a complete backend solution including Database, Auth, Storage, Edge Functions, Realtime, and Vector Search for developers.

What you will do

• Analyze AWS and GCP billing, usage, and cost trends to identify optimization opportunities.
• Implement cost-saving strategies, such as rightsizing, reserved instances, and savings plans.
• Establish tagging policies, cost allocation mechanisms, and chargeback/showback models.
• Collaborate with finance to forecast cloud expenses, create budgets, and track financial KPIs.
• Work with engineering teams to align architecture decisions with cost efficiency.
• Implement automated cost reporting, anomaly detection, and alerting mechanisms.
• Develop automation scripts using AWS Lambda, Python, Pulumi, or AWS SDKs to enforce cost policies.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a FinOps, cloud cost management, or cloud governance role.
• Strong AWS and GCP expertise.
• Deep understanding of AWS and GCP pricing models, billing structures, and cost optimization techniques.
• Experience with FinOps tools and cloud cost management platforms.
• Automation & scripting skills (Python, Terraform, AWS Lambda, Bash, or CloudFormation).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes (EKS), and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work with a WeWork membership or co-working allowance.
• Every team member receives ESOP (equity ownership) in the company.
• Tech allowance to set up your ideal work environment.
• 100% health insurance coverage for employees and 80% for dependents globally.
• Annual company off-sites for connection and collaboration.
• Flexible, asynchronous work environment, trusting you to manage your own time.
• Annual education allowance for professional development.

Hiring process

• Apply and application review.
• Short video chat Intro Call.
• Up to four interviews with Founders, future teammates, and cross-functional members.
• Decision and offer.