Senior Cloud FinOps Specialist - Core Infrastructure
DoorDashAbout the role
About the Team
Core Infrastructure builds and operates reliable, scalable, and repeatable infrastructure for DoorDash developers to ship great products quickly, reliably and efficiently. This also includes the responsibility of managing our relationship with our cloud providers and vendors, as well as being financially responsible with our engineering cloud and vendor expenditures.
About the Role
Your responsibilities include:
- Working closely with infrastructure, performance and product teams to understand cloud usage patterns and identify areas for cost optimization.
- Working together with our Cloud Infrastructure team to build out tooling and systems for cost management.
- Developing and implementing Cloud FinOps policies, processes, training, and guidelines to ensure financial discipline at scale.
- Developing cost models for new initiatives, influencing architectural decisions and providing input to business cases.
- Owning and evolving our reservations and commitment strategy.
- Serving as the engineering representative to plan, onboard and maintain vendor relationships.
- You will report to the Director of Core Infrastructure following a flexible working policy within the SF/Bay Area.
You're excited about this opportunity because you will…
- Own a key area with a direct impact on DoorDash's bottom line.
- Join a growing company and grow right along with us.
- Take on significant challenges and have a large impact.
- Create and implement industry best practices for Cloud Financial Management.
We're excited about you because…
- You have 5+ years of experience working in the Cloud Financial Management space
- You can share cost data in a meaningful and concise manner.
- You have successfully built showback/chargeback models for engineering teams.
- You have data analysis skills including SQL and building cost forecast models.
- You have knowledge of the procurement and finance processes for vendor onboarding and management.
About DoorDash
At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started with door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.
DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees' happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We're committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That's why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.
Statement of Non-Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on "protected categories," we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non-discrimination.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.
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