FinOps & Developer Experience Engineering Manager

A SaaS platform providing cloud cost management and FinOps solutions, helping organizations optimize cloud spending and efficiency.
Cloud
Staff Software Engineer
Hybrid
2+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Finance

Description For FinOps & Developer Experience Engineering Manager

CloudZero is seeking a dynamic FinOps evangelist and engineering leader to drive their internal FinOps strategy and manage their Developer Experience (DX) team. This unique position combines technical leadership with industry influence, perfect for a player-coach who can lead by example. As CloudZero's first dedicated FinOps engineer, you'll work closely with finance and engineering teams to optimize cloud costs, improve visibility, and drive cost efficiency. The role extends beyond FinOps to managing and growing the Developer Experience team, ensuring CloudZero's engineering organization operates at peak efficiency.

CloudZero, founded in 2016, is a SaaS platform at the intersection of cloud cost management and FinOps. The company helps organizations tackle one of today's biggest challenges - cloud cost management. Their platform ingests billing and usage data from all cloud, SaaS, and PaaS providers, organizing it in real-time according to customers' business structures. This enables informed business decisions and efficient cloud operations.

The ideal candidate will have strong AWS expertise, FinOps/DevOps experience, and exceptional communication skills. You'll be expected to speak at industry events, contribute to the FinOps community, and lead initiatives that impact the entire engineering organization. This role offers the opportunity to shape both CloudZero's FinOps strategy and influence the broader FinOps community while building and leading a high-performance team.

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Responsibilities For FinOps & Developer Experience Engineering Manager

  • Act as a FinOps thought leader—advocating best practices internally and externally
  • Speak at industry conferences, meetups, and webinars
  • Engage with FinOps and DevOps communities
  • Collaborate with finance and engineering teams on cloud cost reporting
  • Optimize CloudZero's cloud spend
  • Lead and grow the DX team
  • Improve developer efficiency
  • Manage infrastructure and vendor contracts
  • Track and communicate DX initiatives

Requirements For FinOps & Developer Experience Engineering Manager

  • Experience leading or working within FinOps, DevOps, CloudOps, or Developer Experience teams
  • Strong AWS expertise
  • 2+ years of engineering management experience
  • Exceptional communication skills
  • A passion for coaching engineers
  • High-agency, action-oriented mindset

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