Calendly · 18 hours ago
Staff Cloud FinOps Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
8+ years expCalendly is experiencing exciting product growth and is looking for a Staff Cloud FinOps Engineer to join their Infrastructure team. This role will focus on driving FinOps strategy and execution, ensuring sustainable cloud and SaaS usage while collaborating with various teams to optimize costs and enhance operational excellence.
CollaborationEnterprise SoftwareMeeting SoftwareProductivity ToolsSchedulingSoftware
Responsibilities
Build foundational FinOps capabilities, including cost visibility, forecasting, dashboards, and actionable reporting
Establish and lead Calendly’s FinOps practice by driving cloud and SaaS cost optimization across compute, storage, databases, observability, and search platforms
Analyze infrastructure usage and cost drivers to design and implement durable, high-impact technical optimizations
Partner with Infrastructure and Data teams to influence architecture, tooling, and operational decisions with cost efficiency in mind
Collaborate with Finance and Procurement to support budgeting, forecasting, and vendor cost optimization efforts
Translate complex cost and usage data into clear recommendations for engineering leaders and executives
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, SRE, FinOps, or a related technical role, with demonstrated impact beyond a single team or system
Deep hands-on experience with modern cloud platforms and SaaS providers (e.g., GCP or AWS; Datadog, Elastic, managed databases), including cost and usage optimization at scale
Proven ability to define and drive cost optimization initiatives from problem identification through technical execution and measurable outcomes
Experience operating effectively in high-ambiguity environments, setting direction where no established FinOps practice exists
Strong analytical skills with a track record of turning complex billing and usage data into strategic, durable engineering solutions
Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to shape decisions with senior engineering leaders and business partners without formal authority
Availability for participation in an on-call rotation, ensuring timely and effective responses to critical production issues outside of regular working hours
Preferred
Experience building or scaling a FinOps practice as an early or first hire
Track record of driving company-wide or multi-team infrastructure cost initiatives with sustained impact
FinOps Foundation certification or equivalent depth of applied experience
Background in Infrastructure, SRE, or Data platform teams supporting large-scale, cloud-native systems
Experience designing or implementing cost-aware platforms, guardrails, or self-service tooling for engineering teams
Strong understanding of cloud vendor pricing models, discount programs, and long-term cost strategy tradeoffs
Experience presenting cost, ROI, and optimization strategies to executive or VP-level stakeholders
Experience supporting high-growth SaaS products with usage-based or variable cost models
Company
Calendly
Calendly is a modern scheduling platform that helps individuals, teams, and organizations automate meeting by removing the back and forth.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$350.55MKey Investors
OpenViewAtlanta Ventures
2021-01-26Series B· $350M
2014-04-25Seed· $0.55M
Leadership Team
Jigar Desai
Chief Product and Technology Officer
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