You have to tell them it's a priority. However, there's also the cost of an engineer's time that you have to weigh. Is it cost effective to ask a dev who is pai

You have to tell them it's a priority. However, there's also the cost of an engineer's time that you have to weigh. Is it cost effective to ask a dev who is paid $100,000 / year to spend a week to save $1,000 / year on your AWS bill? Probably not. That week of their time costs $2,000 and could be spent making progress on features or products that will make you more money instead. Having said that, I've personally spent a week of time that saved my employer six figures per year in hosting costs, which is definitely worth it.