Staff AI Engineer - Cloud FinOps
As a Staff Software Engineer on Datadog’s Cloud FinOps team, you will help shape how the company understands, analyzes, and optimizes its cloud infrastructure spend. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, finance, and executive leadership, building the systems and insights that drive company-wide decisions
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Staff AI Engineer - Cloud FinOps at Datadog in New York City. UpJobz keeps this listing high-signal for applicants targeting serious high-tech roles across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. As a Staff Software Engineer on Datadog’s Cloud FinOps team, you will help shape how the company understands, analyzes, and optimizes its cloud infrastructure spend. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, finance, and executive leadership, building the systems and insights that drive company-wide decisions
Day-to-day expectations
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- Design and evolve internal platforms and tools that provide visibility into Datadog’s cloud infrastructure costs across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
- Partner with Finance, Engineering, and Executive Leadership to analyze cloud spend trends and inform strategic decisions.
- Develop scalable models and systems for cloud cost attribution across complex shared infrastructure.
- Build forward-looking FinOps capabilities that help teams proactively manage and optimize infrastructure usage.
- Work cross-functionally with engineering leaders to understand system architecture and translate infrastructure usage patterns into actionable cost insights.
- Influence company-wide initiatives around cost efficiency, forecasting, and infrastructure planning.
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- Generous and competitive benefits package
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
- Continuous career development and pathing opportunities
- Employee-focused best in class onboarding
- Internal mentor and cross-departmental buddy program
- Friendly and inclusive workplace culture
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- Generous and competitive benefits package
- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan
- Continuous career development and pathing opportunities
- Employee-focused best in class onboarding
- Internal mentor and cross-departmental buddy program
- Friendly and inclusive workplace culture
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