FinOps engineer

Xsolla; Cis; On-site; PLN 294,551 - 368,189; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Personalized career roadmap

Job summary

Xsolla is hiring a Senior FinOps Engineer in Poland to lead financial management for cloud resources, optimize costs, and drive cross-functional collaboration.

This role involves analyzing resource usage, building dashboards, and advocating for a cost-aware culture. The ideal candidate has extensive cloud experience, strong analytical skills, and excels in communication.

We offer a comprehensive benefits program prioritizing employee well-being and professional development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, SRE, or DevOps roles with a strong focus on cost optimization.
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes resource allocation, autoscaling, workload placement, and cost attribution in distributed environments.
• Experience driving cross-functional initiatives and influencing engineering, product, and finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud cost optimization strategy across GCP, AWS, and on‑prem infrastructure.
• Analyze resource usage to identify actionable cost‑saving opportunities.
• Build and maintain forecasting models and dashboards for cost visibility.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Finance, and Product teams.

Skills

Cloud cost optimization

GCP and AWS hands-on experience

Kubernetes resource allocation

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication skills

Fluent in English

Tools

GCP Billing exports

AWS CUR

Kubecost

CloudHealth

Job description

About You We are seeking a highly analytical and hands‑on Senior FinOps Engineer to lead and mature our cloud and infrastructure financial management capabilities across GCP, AWS, and on‑prem environments. As part of our talented infrastructure team, you will drive cost transparency, optimize cloud spend at scale, and partner with engineering, product, and finance teams to ensure that Xsolla’s global infrastructure is efficient, predictable, and aligned with business priorities.

About Us Xsolla is a global commerce company with robust tools and services to help developers solve the inherent challenges of the video game industry. From indie to AAA, companies partner with Xsolla to help them fund, distribute, market, and monetize their games. Grounded in the belief in the future of video games, Xsolla is resolute in the mission to bring opportunities together and continually make new resources available to creators. Headquartered and incorporated in Los Angeles, California, Xsolla operates as the merchant of record and has helped over 1,500 game developers to reach more players and grow their businesses around the world.

Responsibilities

• Lead the cloud cost optimization strategy across GCP, AWS, and on‑prem infrastructure, ensuring efficiency, transparency, and financial predictability
• Analyze compute, storage, networking, and Kubernetes resource usage to identify actionable cost‑saving opportunities without compromising performance or reliability
• Build and maintain forecasting models, dashboards, and automated reporting that provide real‑time visibility into cost drivers and trends across teams and services
• Develop and implement tagging/labeling standards, budgeting processes, and governance policies to enable cross‑organizational accountability
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Finance, and Product to guide workload placement, architecture decisions, and scaling strategies
• Drive adoption of FinOps best practices including rightsizing, reservation planning, autoscaling optimizations, multi‑cloud efficiency, and cost‑effective storage strategies
• Create and refine internal tooling, automation, and pipelines for cost monitoring, anomaly detection, and usage attribution across Kubernetes clusters, virtual machines and physical servers, located both in datacenters and cloud providers
• Advocate for a cost‑aware culture by training engineering teams, running FinOps reviews, and communicating insights to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Stay up to date with the latest cloud pricing models, vendor offerings, and industry trends to continuously evolve Xsolla’s FinOps maturity

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, SRE, or DevOps roles with a strong focus on cost optimization
• Hands‑on experience with GCP (priority) and AWS; strong understanding of cloud pricing models, resource types, and cost management tooling
• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes resource allocation, autoscaling, workload placement, and cost attribution in distributed environments
• Proficiency with cloud cost tools (GCP Billing exports, BigQuery, AWS CUR, 3rd‑party cost monitoring tools such as Kubecost or CloudHealth, cost monitoring features in observability tools, custom dashboards, etc.)
• Strong analytical and data‑engineering skills, able to build dashboards, SQL‑based pipelines, and forecasting models
• Experience driving cross‑functional initiatives and influencing engineering, product, and finance stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into business‑focused recommendations
• Fluent in English (written and verbal)

Nice To Have

• GCP and/or AWS cloud certifications (Professional level, preferable)
• Understanding of FinOps Framework practices or FinOps Certified Practitioner certification
• Prior experience in gaming, high‑growth tech, SaaS, or multi‑cloud platform environments
• Familiarity with chargeback/showback models, internal cost allocation systems, or multi‑tenant architecture
• Experience with Terraform, Helm, or GitOps workflows in cost‑related automation
• Background in data analytics, cloud architecture, or financial modeling
• The duties and responsibilities of this position may evolve over time to support the organization’s goals and individual growth

Note

This job description is intended to outline the general nature and level of work being performed and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required.

Benefits

We are passionate about fostering a supportive environment for our team, so we prioritize the physical, mental, and emotional well‑being of our employees and their families through a comprehensive Benefits Program. This includes medical, dental, and vision, PTO, and a personalized career roadmap for each employee. By investing in professional development through training and educational opportunities, we ensure that our team thrives both personally and professionally.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Xsolla is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with the Fair Chance Act.

Criminal History Consideration

• Criminal history check
• Employment verification
• Education verification

Relevance to Job Responsibilities

• Accessing confidential company data
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements

Rights Under the Fair Chance Act

Applicants are encouraged to inquire about their rights under the Fair Chance Act. If you have questions regarding our hiring practices, please contact [email protected].