Netflix

Software Engineer (L5+L6) - Cloud Application Platform

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5 days ago
Los Gatos, CA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$499k - $900k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Scale Netflix developer platforms from early adoption to broad usage through high-leverage product decisions and cross-company partnership.
  • Own the Netflix Cloud developer experience across discovery, configuration, deployment, operation, and debugging.
  • Build and operate Tier-0 control planes for core infrastructure workflows, with accountability for reliability, scalability, and cost.
  • Build sandboxing, identity, governance, and shared human/agent interfaces so AI agents can interact safely with Netflix infrastructure.
  • Define platform defaults, provider guarantees, guardrails, and the boundary between self-service and platform controls.

Requirements

  • Have built or scaled and owned a developer platform in production.
  • Demonstrate strong product judgment focused on customer goals, adoption constraints, and product leverage.
  • Be comfortable setting direction with minimal structure, iterating through proofs of concept, and simplifying complex problems.
  • Be comfortable working in multi-language, multi-service codebases using Java, Kotlin, Go, or equivalent technologies.
  • Have strong distributed systems fundamentals, including race conditions, signal synchronization, control plane design, and experience with system failures.

Benefits

  • Annual salary plus a choice of compensation allocation between salary and stock options; the stated salary range is $499,000.00-$900,000.00.
  • Health plans, mental health support, a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, stock option program, disability programs, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family-forming benefits, and life and serious injury benefits.
  • Paid leave programs; full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off.
  • Equal-opportunity workplace with interview accommodations available for candidates with disabilities or other needs.

Tech Stack

GoJavaKotlinSpinnaker

Categories

Netflix

About Netflix

10,000+ employees

Netflix builds and operates a global streaming service for TV series, films, games, and live programming, and produces original content through its in-house studio. It serves consumers in 190+ countries via subscription and ad-supported plans on internet-connected devices. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Los Gatos, California, Netflix is a public company traded on NASDAQ (NFLX).

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