Comment by paxys

I was thinking about this recently. I work at a large company with untold millions in AWS spend. I'm 100% confident that I could shave off a few thousands (maybe even tens or hundreds of thousands) from the bill with a little bit of effort on my side. If I go up the management chain and ask if (1) I can make this an official project and put it on the roadmap or (2) I can do this on my own time and keep some % of the savings for myself as a reward, the answer would be a very clear "no" to both. So overall, as an end developer I really have no incentive to work harder and ensure lower operating costs for my company, and I'm sure most developers in the industry are in the same position as me.