Mastering FinOps: Duolingo’s Secrets to Cost-Efficient Engineering

12/06/2024 35 min
Mastering FinOps: Duolingo’s Secrets to Cost-Efficient Engineering

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Join host Ken Rose, Co-founder and CTO of OpsLevel, as he sits down with Vitor Pellegrino, a Staff Site Reliability Engineer at Duolingo.Vitor shares his insights on FinOps, a critical practice for aligning financial accountability with the architectural decisions at Duolingo. With a career spanning roles at PicPay, SeatGeek, and AWS, Vitor discusses the importance of financial operations in ensuring cost efficiency and strategic investments in technology.In this episode, you’ll learn about:The definition and importance of FinOps.Practical steps to implement FinOps in an organization.The role of cost optimization in cloud environments.Strategies for getting stakeholder buy-in and aligning teams around cost-efficiency goals.For more on OpsLevel, visit OpsLevel.com. Tune in to learn how to build more efficient, cost-effective engineering practices from one of the leading voices in the field. Happy building!Connect with Vitor Pellegrino on LinkedIn