Netflix · 1 day ago
Performance Engineer 5/6
Los Gatos,California,United States of America
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$230K/yr - $960K/yr
10+ years expNetflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, and they are seeking a highly experienced Performance Engineer to join their team. This role focuses on optimizing GPU infrastructure efficiency and managing AI/ML workloads to ensure maximum performance while optimizing costs and resources.
Digital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentTVVideo Streaming
Responsibilities
Drive efficiency and performance optimization across our large-scale infrastructure
Collaborate with ML Platform and Data Science teams to build and enhance comprehensive profiling, tracing, and observability capabilities for GPU workloads
Analyze and resolve complex performance bottlenecks across the entire stack, including hardware, drivers, OS, Kubernetes/scheduling, networking, storage, and application code
Evaluate and guide the adoption of new GPU architectures, interconnects, and cloud vendor services to maximize performance and cost efficiency within Netflix's AI/ML ecosystem
Share knowledge by documenting best practices, contributing to Netflix Tech Blogs, and presenting at industry and vendor forums
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in systems performance analysis and optimization with a focus on large-scale distributed systems
Deep understanding of GPU architecture, kernels, and ML frameworks
Experience in building and using CPU and GPU profiling and other performance analysis tools
Expertise in identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks within the AI/ML infrastructure and software stack
Experience with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes
Experience with performance analysis and optimization in a multi-tenant, cloud-native environment
Strong programming skills in languages such as Python and Java
Preferred
Experience with large language model (LLM) serving and training optimization techniques
Understanding of Linux internals such as resource scheduling, memory management, and I/O for GPU-intensive workloads
Experience with the performance analysis of high-speed networking protocols and interconnect technologies, such as InfiniBand and NVLink
Experience with capacity engineering and cost optimization in a major public cloud environment
Proven track record of contributing to open-source performance tools or research in the field
Benefits
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
Life and Serious Injury Benefits
Paid leave of absence programs
Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off.
Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off.
Company
Netflix
Netflix is an online streaming platform that enables users to watch TV shows and movies.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$63.91BKey Investors
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2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $59B
2024-08-01Post Ipo Debt· $1.8B
2018-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $2.67M
Leadership Team
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Co-CEO
Ted Sarandos
Co-CEO
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