Daniel Sabath

Daniel Sabath is a Senior Software Engineer at Hiya Inc., where he specializes in platform engineering and financial operations (FinOps). His role involves optimizing cloud resource usage and managing costs effectively as the company scales its services to over 200 million users globally. Hiya, which spun off from Whitepages in 2016, focuses on preventing spam calls and enhancing the credibility of legitimate calls, serving prominent clients like Google and AT&T.12

In his position, Sabath has been instrumental in developing tools that allow for better tracking and analysis of cloud spending, particularly with AWS. He emphasizes the importance of efficiency and has implemented solutions that reduce the maintenance burden of internal tools, enabling his team to focus on strategic initiatives rather than on managing complex cost tracking systems.14 His work has contributed to significant cost savings for Hiya, showcasing his expertise in leveraging cloud cost intelligence platforms like CloudZero to inform business decisions.23

Sabath holds a degree from the University of Texas at Austin and has a strong background in software engineering, with a focus on creating scalable and efficient systems.4