Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Cost Engineering)
Core
Designing tooling, automation, and processes to scale cost governance across a fast-growing multi-cloud and multi-AI-vendor footprint, operating at the intersection of finance, infrastructure, and data engineering.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Cost Engineering)
Builds
Self-service cost visibility tooling, anomaly detection systems, and automated reporting for cloud and AI infrastructure spend.
Domain
FinTech / Cloud Infrastructure / Cost Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Backend system design at scale, distributed systems architecture, cloud cost modeling, SQL for billing data analysis, automation tooling development, technical strategy setting, team leadership, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Experience with FinOps platforms, experience with AI/LLM spend management, experience with Terraform
Technologies
Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, Spark, Kubernetes, Snowflake, Terraform
Responsibilities
Set technical strategy for the team on a year-long time scale; collaborate with product management and design to ensure technical sustainability; act as a force-multiplier by defining and advocating technical solutions; own team operations including monitoring, triage, and alerting; foster a culture of quality by setting code review and design standards; develop talent on the team through feedback and guidance
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with significant influence and mentorship