Supabase · 2 months ago
FinOps Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid LevelSupabase is a Postgres development platform built for developers. They are seeking a FinOps Engineer to drive cost optimization and financial governance for their AWS infrastructure, collaborating with various teams to enhance cloud cost efficiency and implement best practices.
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Responsibilities
Analyze AWS and GCP billing, usage, and cost trends to identify optimization opportunities
Implement cost-saving strategies, such as rightsizing, instance scheduling, reserved instances (RI), savings plans and Committed use discounts
Establish tagging policies, cost allocation mechanisms, and chargeback/showback models
Optimize data transfer costs, storage lifecycle policies, and networking expenses
Monitor spot instances, auto-scaling, and compute savings opportunities
Define and enforce FinOps best practices aligned with organizational objectives
Collaborate with finance to forecast cloud expenses, create budgets, and track financial KPIs
Work with engineering teams to align architecture decisions with cost efficiency
Implement automated cost reporting, anomaly detection, and alerting mechanisms
Utilize AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, AWS Trusted Advisor, AWS Cost & Usage Reports, GCP Billing Reports, Cost Tables, Committed Use Discounts Analysis, and Recommender API for cost insights
Integrate third-party cost optimization tools
Develop automation scripts using AWS Lambda, Python, Terraform, or AWS SDKs to enforce cost policies
Leverage FinOps dashboards and Tableau for visualization
Work with our finance team to implement Continuous Accounting
Qualification
Required
Previous experience in a FinOps, cloud cost management, or cloud governance role
Strong AWS and GCP expertise
Deep understanding of AWS and GCP pricing models, billing structures, and cost optimization techniques
Experience with FinOps tools and cloud cost management platforms
Automation & scripting skills (Python, Terraform, AWS Lambda, Bash, or CloudFormation)
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes (EKS), and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Ability to analyze cost data and present insights to technical and non-technical audiences
AWS Certified FinOps Practitioner or AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner/Solutions Architect
Benefits
WeWork membership or co-working allowance
Every team member receives ESOP (equity ownership) in the company.
Use this budget to set up your ideal work environment—laptop, monitor, headphones, or whatever helps you do your best work.
Supabase covers 100% of health insurance for employees and 80% for dependents, wherever you are.
Once a year, the entire company gathers in a new city for a week of connection, collaboration, and fun.
We operate asynchronously and trust you to manage your own time.
Every team member receives an annual education allowance to spend on learning—courses, books, conferences, or anything that supports your growth.
Company
Supabase
Supabase offers an open source backend platform for app development built around a managed PostgreSQL database and tools.
Founded in 2020
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$496.12MKey Investors
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2025-10-03Series E· $100M
2025-04-22Series D· $200M
2024-09-25Series C· $80M
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