Engineering Manager, Capacity And Efficiency (Fintech)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager, Capacity and Efficiency (Fintech): Leading a team that develops software to detect, track, attribute, and reduce AWS cloud costs across services, workloads, and teams with an accent on cost attribution, chargeback/showback, and anomaly detection. Focus on identifying over-provisioned infrastructure and ensuring accountability for cost regressions.

Location: Based in our Bellevue, WA office, with in-person attendance expected at least 4 days per week.

Salary: $230,000 - $270,000 USD (Zone 1)

Company

hirify.global's mission is to democratize finance for all.

What you will do

• Build and lead a team that develops software to detect, track, attribute, and reduce AWS cloud costs across services, workloads, and teams.
• Guide the design and delivery of internal systems for cost attribution, chargeback/showback, anomaly detection, and capacity forecasting.
• Partner with Data Science to create year-over-year forecasts, expected growth models, and unit economics that proactively flag cost risks.
• Lead initiatives to identify over-provisioned or unused infrastructure and work with partner teams to right-size Kubernetes workloads, managed services, and databases.
• Hold teams accountable for cost regressions by ensuring ownership is clearly identified, explanations are documented, and remediation is tracked through completion.

Requirements

• Experience managing and developing engineers, including setting clear goals, providing feedback, and supporting career growth.
• Hands-on experience running cloud-native systems on AWS, with a strong understanding of cloud cost models and capacity planning.
• Practical knowledge of Kubernetes efficiency, infrastructure right-sizing, and cost reduction strategies.
• Experience building or operating systems related to FinOps, cloud governance, or infrastructure efficiency.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to navigate cost accountability conversations with partner teams and leaders.

Culture & Benefits

• Challenging, high-impact work to grow your career.
• Performance-driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching.
• Best-in-class benefits to fuel your work, including 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents.
• Lifestyle wallet — a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more.
• Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.