Software Engineer, FinOps

Samba TV tracks streaming and broadcast video across the world with our proprietary data and technology. We are on a mission to fundamentally transform the viewing experience for everyone. Our data enables media companies to connect with audiences for new shows and movies, and enables advertisers to engage viewers and measure reach across all their devices. We have an amazing story with a unique perspective on culture formed by a global footprint of data and AI-driven insights.

We are seeking a lead FinOps engineer to join our Internal Measurement team and help us establish and lead a formal FinOps practice. You will help in designing, building, and implementing a comprehensive cloud cost management framework covering cost optimization, attribution, forecasting, and governance.

In this role, you will directly influence our bottom line by managing costs incurred by our significant cloud footprint across both AWS and GCP including attribution of that spend back to specific products and business initiatives. This financial visibility is critical for empowering our engineering and product teams to innovate efficiently and sustainably. This is your chance to shape Samba TV's cloud future and embed a culture of cost-consciousness and discipline across the organization.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:
• Develop, communicate, and drive cloud cost initiatives across our organization.
• Create tools and dashboards that provide stakeholders in Product, Engineering, and Finance with visibility and actionable insights into their cloud spend.
• Identify and analyze the key drivers of cloud costs and report findings to budget owners.
• Build and maintain models for cloud cost forecasting, spend anomaly detection, and cost attribution.
• Manage our employment of AWS Savings Plans or GCP Committed-Use Discounts.

WHO YOU ARE:
• Extensive experience navigating the cost and billing systems of AWS or GCP. Must have a proven track record of diving into CURs or GCP Billing Reports to drive resource optimization and financial accountability.
• Must be knowledgeable in the area of FinOps and able to put its principles into practice.
• Must be able to write code with a proven ability to develop internal tools and automation to manage cloud resources programmatically. While Python is our primary language, we value a strong command of any modern language used for cloud automation and API integration.
• Must be proficient in SQL and able to dig deeply into cost/usage reports, as well as other cost-relevant activity logs.
• Experience with Terraform and cloud-based Kubernetes (EKS, GKE) is desirable.
• Familiarity with cost aspects of Databricks and Snowflake is desirable.

Samba TV is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We strive to empower connection with one another, reflect the communities we serve, and tackle meaningful projects that make a real impact.

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