Staff Software Engineer, Capacity and Efficiency Engineering

About the role

This role focuses on managing and optimizing large-scale cloud infrastructure costs. You will lead technical initiatives to forecast demand, automate resource allocation, and ensure financial accountability for cloud usage.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Lead capacity planning and demand forecasting for a high-traffic, latency-sensitive trading environment.
• Architect systems for cloud cost attribution and chargeback to ensure transparency across product teams.
• Build automated tools to detect cost anomalies and manage infrastructure rightsizing with safety guardrails.
• Collaborate with Data Science to develop unit economics models and long-term cost projections.
• Manage AWS contract strategies, including reserved capacity and discount programs.
• Develop AI-driven automation for reporting, triage, and remediation of cost-related issues.

Requirements

• Proficiency in distributed data processing tools like Spark and workflow orchestration via Airflow.
• Practical expertise in Kubernetes, specifically regarding resource efficiency and infrastructure scaling.
• Experience designing automation that modifies production infrastructure with safe rollback and rollout procedures.
• Ability to analyze cloud cost models, including the financial impact of reserved versus on-demand capacity.
• Strong communication skills to bridge the gap between technical engineering teams and financial stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of cloud billing data, including usage reports, Savings Plan amortization, and enterprise agreements.

Skills & tools

• AWS
• Kubernetes
• Spark
• Airflow
• Data engineering
• Financial modeling

Practical notes

Base salary for this Bellevue, WA position ranges from $230,000 to $270,000. Compensation includes bonus opportunities, equity, 401(k) matching, and comprehensive health benefits covering 100% of employee premiums and 90% for dependents. Additional perks include a flexible lifestyle spending account, fertility benefits, and mental health support.