Apple · 2 months ago
Senior / Staff FinOps Engineer / Architect, Apple Data Platform
Seattle, Washington, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$181K/yr - $318K/yr
8+ years expApple is a leading technology company known for its innovation and commitment to excellence. They are seeking a Staff FinOps Engineer / Architect to design and drive cost governance and optimization systems for Apple’s Data Platform, ensuring cost efficiency and fiscal stewardship.
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Responsibilities
You will design and build the foundational FinOps architecture for the Apple Data Platform — the systems that enable cost visibility, efficiency, and accountability across thousands of workloads
In this role, you will:
Lead the design of a scalable cost attribution and chargeback framework spanning compute, storage, caching, GPU, and network layers
Build instrumentation and data pipelines that collect usage telemetry, normalize cost data, and surface insights across Apple’s internal and cloud environments
Partner with platform and infrastructure teams to integrate cost efficiency automation — autoscaling, throttling, resource reclamation, and policy enforcement
Develop dashboards and reporting systems that provide real-time visibility into utilization, waste, and savings opportunities
Guide efficiency initiatives across teams — identifying underutilized clusters, GPU idle time, and unoptimized workloads — and drive measurable cost reduction
Collaborate with Finance, Capacity Planning, and Engineering to define budgeting models, KPIs, and showback/chargeback policies
Mentor engineers across the organization in FinOps best practices and foster a culture of fiscal accountability within engineering
This is a high-impact, cross-functional role. You’ll work across Apple Cloud, AIML, and platform teams to ensure every dollar of compute delivers maximum value
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in software, infrastructure, or platform engineering with a focus on performance, scalability, or cost optimization
Deep technical understanding of cloud and on-prem compute, storage, GPU/accelerator, and network cost models
Proven experience building cost attribution, chargeback, or FinOps automation systems at scale
Strong programming proficiency in Python, Go, or Java, and familiarity with large data systems (Spark, Kubernetes, or distributed schedulers)
Hands-on experience with observability platforms, telemetry collection, and usage analytics (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or custom metrics pipelines)
Ability to model resource usage, design allocation frameworks, and build automation that enforces efficiency policies
Strong collaboration and communication skills to influence partner engineering, finance, and capacity planning teams
Comfort with ambiguity and proven ability to define structure and frameworks in new domains
A passion for driving measurable cost and efficiency improvements through engineering excellence
Preferred
Experience in ML systems, GPU scheduling, or large-scale training/inference platforms
Familiarity with AWS, GCP, or internal Apple infrastructure cost constructs
Background in capacity planning, forecasting, or resource optimization for shared infrastructure
Experience designing data models, metrics, and pipelines for cost telemetry
Contributions to open-source FinOps or observability frameworks
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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CEO
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