Software Engineer 5 - Production Operations

Requirements:

• You have 5 or more years of experience crafting resilient, high-scale, low-latency, distributed microservices in production environments.
• Proficient with gRPC, GraphQL, or RESTful API design and implementation.
• Have recent proficient experience with Java, C#, or other object-oriented programming languages with a solid understanding of object-oriented design principles, concurrency, multi-threading, performance tuning, and observability.
• Have a proven track record in architecting, building, and operating distributed systems with high availability, fault tolerance, and performance.
• Have solid experience in setting technical directions for engineering projects, making architectural decisions, and influencing partner and cross-functional teams.
• Have the ability to proactively describe complex technical concepts to a variety of stakeholders, driving conversations and decisions through effective communication.
• Participate in our on-call rotation and lead the incident reviews.

Nice to Haves:

• Curious about a broad range of new or unfamiliar technologies, the consumer base, and product vision.
• Seek different perspectives, feedback, and relevant information to continuously grow and improve.
• Maintain strong relationships with cross-functional teams through clear communication.
• Take a thoughtful, practical approach to problem-solving that considers tradeoffs and avoids over-engineering.
• Comfortable asking questions and seeking knowledge in unfamiliar or ambiguous situations.
• Endeavor to elevate the knowledge, skills, and abilities of yourself and others in ways that foster an inclusive, collaborative environment.
• You leverage AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate the software development lifecycle.
• You actively seek out and evaluate new AI-driven development tools to boost overall team productivity and operational efficiency.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Work on the core technologies that power how Netflix plans, manages, and tracks its global productions.
• Build tools that help internal teams and external partners right-size projects, manage execution risks, maintain production standards, and enable critical business reporting.
• Architect, build, and operate distributed systems with high availability, fault tolerance, and performance.
• Set technical directions for engineering projects, make architectural decisions, and influence partner and cross-functional teams.

Perks and Benefits:

• Inclusion is a Netflix value, and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates.
• We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams.
• Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.