CloudZero is searching for a Senior Research Engineer to join our Office of the CTO department. In this role, you will be a key driver of innovation and strategic decision-making by uncovering and developing actionable insights that guide our customers in optimizing their cloud costs. Your work will have a direct impact on how organizations understand and optimize their cloud spending, helping them achieve financial efficiency and operational excellence.

In this role you will focus on advanced technical research in cloud optimization, with an emphasis on developing novel approaches to cloud cost management and efficiency. We’re looking for hackers and innovators who can think outside the box and bring a security-minded approach to cloud optimization.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex cloud environments to uncover hidden optimization opportunities
• Lead research initiatives, experiment with new methodologies, and develop algorithms that can process vast amounts of data to reveal trends, anomalies, and optimization opportunities.
• Design and implement proof-of-concept systems to validate new approaches in cloud optimization
• Conduct deep exploratory data analysis to identify patterns, correlations, and trends in cloud usage that can inform strategic decisions for customers
• Work closely with product managers and engineers to translate insights into product features
• Stay updated on the latest developments in data science, machine learning, and cloud cost management, applying new techniques and approaches to enhance the quality and impact of insights.
• Prepare detailed documentation of research findings, methodologies, and algorithms
• Author technical papers and present findings at industry conferences
• Contribute to the company’s intellectual property portfolio through patents and publications

• 5+ years of experience in data analysis, machine learning, or a similar role, with a focus on generating actionable business insights.
• 5+ years experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and familiarity with cloud cost management challenges.
• Strong programming skills in Python, R, or similar languages, with experience using data science libraries and tools (e.g., PyTorch, Tensorflow, etc.).
• Expertise in cloud architecture, containerization (EKS, Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Experience with distributed systems, microservices architectures, and serverless computing
• Proven ability to work with large datasets and develop models that can handle complex data relationships
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

Bonus Points

• Background in cloud security or experience as a security researcher
• Contributions to open-source projects related to cloud operations or security
• Experience with reverse engineering, cloud security research, or low-level systems analysis
• Familiarity with FinOps principles and cloud cost optimization techniques
• Track record of technical innovation, preferably with patents or published research
• Experience in financial modeling or cost optimization

About CloudZero

Cloud cost management is one of the biggest challenges organizations face today. As cloud adoption continues to accelerate, so do the complexities and costs associated with it — and macroeconomic conditions only increase pressure to prove cloud efficiency. That’s why we built CloudZero: a SaaS platform at the intersection of next-generation cloud cost management and FinOps. CloudZero ingests billing and usage data from all cloud, SaaS, and PaaS providers, organizes it in real time according to our customers’ business structures, lets customers view it at any level of time or resource granularity, and ultimately empowers them to make more informed business decisions.

Since our founding in 2016, our mission has been to make efficient innovation a reality for every cloud-driven organization. At CloudZero, we believe every engineering decision is a buying decision, yet the cost conversation often bypasses the engineers who drive those determinations. To solve this, we’ve built a dynamic, single-page application that answers the complex, data-heavy questions every cloud-based organization needs to ask if they want to grow their company profitably.

To date, we’ve raised over $52 million from leading venture capital firms across the country. We’re solving problems of massive scale, business importance, and complexity in a space that needs it more than ever. We’re growing rapidly and would love for you to be a part of it!

Equal Opportunity Employer
CloudZero is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. All job offers are contingent upon the candidate passing background and reference checks.

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