About the Role: CloudZero is on a mission to help engineering teams build cost-efficient, scalable systems in the cloud. As the industry's leading cloud cost intelligence platform, we're expanding our efforts to integrate advanced GCP optimization into the core of our platform and services. We're seeking a Cloud Optimization Engineer with deep GCP expertise to join our cloud optimization engineering team. You'll discover and develop cost-saving strategies, remediation and automation logic, and recommendations that directly shape how our customers optimize their GCP environments and realize substantial savings. What You'll Do: Research & Analysis Investigate real-world GCP environments to identify inefficient configurations, underutilized resources, and design patterns with poor cost-to-value ratios

Develop and validate cost optimization strategies across core GCP services, including Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Functions, GKE, and BigQuery

Stay current with GCP pricing changes, committed use discounts, sustained use discounts, and evolving service models to inform optimization logic

Development & Implementation Build optimization logic and models in Python and SQL, integrating seamlessly with CloudZero's data pipeline

Create scalable, reusable scripts for simulation, modeling, and recommendation generation

Leverage GCP APIs and metadata to detect actionable patterns and optimization signals

Support integration of ML-based techniques into optimization workflows (workload classification, anomaly detection, predictive scaling)

Platform & Tooling Build and maintain tooling that enables the optimization team to create, test, curate, and deploy cloud optimizations at scale

Prototype and validate optimization recommendations before customer deployment

Contribute to CloudZero's optimization engine architecture and performance

Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing Partner with Data Science, Engineering, and Product teams to transform research into customer-facing optimization intelligence

Share GCP expertise and optimization best practices across engineering and customer-facing teams through documentation, training, and education

Translate technical research into actionable product features and internal tooling

What We're Looking For: Required Experience 3+ years of hands-on experience with GCP services and cost optimization

Strong analytical skills with proven experience modeling savings strategies in cloud environments

Expert knowledge of GCP pricing models, especially Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Functions, and autoscaling strategies

Proficiency in Python (preferred) or similar high-level programming languages for scripting and automation

Strong SQL skills for data exploration and transformation

Experience with GCP APIs and cloud infrastructure metadata

Technical Skills Hands-on software development experience with version control (Git) and testing practices

Familiarity with DevOps practices, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Deployment Manager), and CI/CD tools

Experience with data pipeline tools and ETL processes

Understanding of distributed systems and cloud architecture patterns

Soft Skills Excellent documentation and communication skills, with ability to translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences

Collaborative mindset with experience working across Product, Engineering, and customer-facing teams

Self-directed with ability to manage multiple optimization projects simultaneously

Passion for cost optimization and helping customers achieve measurable cloud savings

Nice to Have GCP Professional Cloud Architect or similar certifications

Experience with FinOps practices and cloud cost management platforms

Background in data science or machine learning applications in cloud optimization

Previous experience in a SaaS or cloud optimization company

This role is ideal for someone who loves delving into cloud infrastructure, enjoys solving complex cost optimization challenges, and wants to build products that deliver tangible value to engineering teams worldwide. Please note : CloudZero is unable to sponsor employment visas. Candidates must have permanent authorization to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.