Netflix

Software Engineer (L6), Platform Security

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12 days ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
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Base Salary

$499k - $900k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Define and evolve security architecture across hardware interfaces, firmware, BIOS/UEFI, BMC, FPGA, FreeBSD, and Linux.
  • Implement security improvements through kernel and user-space development, configuration changes, and hardware security features.
  • Drive measured boot, secure boot, BMC access controls, and auditability for appliances.
  • Analyze and triage system-level security vulnerabilities, including hardware, GPU, and operating-system isolation issues.
  • Provide appliance security expertise during incident response and partner on secure binary ingestion and execution.
  • Develop automated vulnerability-research systems and low-level tooling for build, test, and release workflows.
  • Serve as a security liaison across Netflix organizations and external silicon, firmware, operating-system, and disclosure communities.

Requirements

  • Proven experience architecting and implementing security features that materially improve system security.
  • Deep expertise in low-level systems and hardware security across kernels, firmware, BMC, BIOS/UEFI, and FPGA.
  • Experience using containers or virtual machines to improve security.
  • Experience driving cross-functional changes that improve security posture.
  • Experience using AI agents to automate security research.
  • Ability to define and self-manage cross-functional projects and translate stakeholder goals into security requirements and technical implementations.
  • Preferred experience includes published security research, penetration testing, kernel development, TPMs/HSMs, trusted execution environments, measured or secure boot, hardware roots of trust, distributed systems, fuzzing, FreeBSD or Linux security, GPU or virtualization isolation, and C, Golang, or Python.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health plans, mental health support, 401(k) 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 receive flexible time off immediately.
  • Annual salary-only compensation structure with the option to choose the mix of salary and stock options; the stated range varies by location.

Tech Stack

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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