Staff Engineer - FinOps

Location: Remote – US-based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Compensation: $110,000 – $230,000 annually

About the role

This role will strengthen forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning processes that guide business decisions. You will partner with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to improve planning processes, financial discipline, controls, and resource allocation. The position offers the opportunity to influence enterprise performance and scalable financial operations within a regulated financial services environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead significant projects focusing on budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimization
• Implement optimization and automation strategies for business processes
• Develop strategies to enhance savings and improve spend reporting governance
• Collaborate with business leaders to establish budget requirements and forecasts
• Oversee FinOps stakeholder communications and define KPIs for IT executives
• Relay critical information to stakeholders, including senior leadership
• Serve as a mentor for engineers in system architecture and implementation

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of Cloud Services and architectures, pricing models, and billing structures
• Strong understanding of cloud-based services like AWS and Azure; hands-on experience required
• Ability to collaborate effectively across teams to drive cost optimization discussions
• Experience designing and developing microservices with technologies such as Python, Django, gRPC, and Kafka
• 8+ years of experience in FinOps Projects and concepts preferred, with robust analytics proficiency

Benefits

• Opportunity to contribute to a leading FinOps and Cloud Optimization team
• Potential for cross-organizational collaboration on cost optimization
• Exposure to cutting-edge cloud technology and full stack development
• Potential mentorship role, enhancing technical leadership skills
• Involvement in high-impact financial decision-making processes