// tools · team_ops

DevOps hire vs platform layer.

Year-one cost of a senior DevOps engineer (loaded) vs running a managed platform layer in your own AWS account at wholesale rates. Adjust the inputs to match your stage and market.

Inputs

// live

// planning estimate. Platform AWS uses ~$5/vCPU + $1/GB RAM per month plus ~1.5x for surrounding services.

// year_one_saving

$0

Skip the hire, keep the engineering.

DevOps hire (loaded) $0
Platform layer (gross) $0
Platform (after credits) $0
// includes ramp time.
Months 1-3 of a new hire are paid but not yet shipping.
Skip the hire →

// hire breakdown

Base + benefits$0
Recruiting (one-time)$0
Tooling licenses$0
Ramp cost (paid, no output)$0

// platform breakdown

Wholesale AWS / year$0
Platform fee / year$0
Activate credit applied-$0

// notes

Platform AWS estimate uses ~$5/month per vCPU and ~$1/month per GB RAM (Ownkube Production pricing) plus a 1.5x multiplier for surrounding services (storage, load balancer, NAT, managed Postgres at small scale). Starter is free on one AWS instance; this calculator assumes Production-scale traffic.

The hire model includes loaded cost (base + benefits + payroll tax + recruiting + tooling). Ramp cost is the salary paid during the months the engineer is hired but not yet shipping production changes. AWS Activate credits apply 1:1 against wholesale AWS spend up to your balance. Planning estimate, not a contract.

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