Netflix · 12 hours ago
Site Reliability Engineer 5
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $720K/yr
5+ years expNetflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries. The Ads Reliability Engineering (SRE) team is seeking a highly motivated engineer to ensure the reliability, resilience, and scalability of the critical systems powering the Netflix Ad Suite, impacting revenue and member experience.
Digital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentTVVideo Streaming
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain scalable and reliable infrastructure to support Netflix Ads Suite
Collaborate with engineering and product teams to integrate observability, reliability, and security considerations into the entire software development lifecycle
Coordinate capacity planning as we scale up Dynamic Ad Insertion for global-scale Netflix Live streaming
Develop and implement automation tools for monitoring, deployment, and incident response to ensure efficient and reliable operations
Participate in on-call rotations to ensure the 24/7 health of the Netflix Ad Suite and contribute to incident response, diagnosis, and resolution
Implement and maintain a robust incident response framework, including blame-aware incident reviews to learn from operational surprises
Proactively identify sources of instability in distributed systems and analyze how complex systems fail from a reliability and resilience perspective
Champion and embed a culture of reliability across the Ads organization. You will act as a force multiplier, scaling your technical expertise by creating clear documentation, developing best-practice guides, and building tooling to automatically roll out reliability enhancements
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience as a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Production Engineer, or similar role supporting business-critical, high-traffic services
Write code to solve problems. You are proficient in one or more languages like Python, Go, or Java and believe in automating solutions over manual effort
Are fluent in modern cloud infrastructure. You have hands-on experience with cloud providers such as AWS/Azure/GCP, Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform, and container orchestration systems like Kubernetes
Understand large-scale distributed systems, their common failure modes and edge cases
Thrive on collaboration and influence. You have excellent communication skills and a proven ability to build relationships with and educate engineering partners
Are a natural troubleshooter. You can calmly navigate complex production issues, identify root causes, and implement effective, lasting solutions
Possess a growth mindset. You are relentlessly curious, committed to continuous improvement, and passionate about scaling your expertise
Preferred
Direct experience with Ad tech platforms, real-time bidding (RTB), DSPs, SSPs
Direct experience with Dynamic Ad Insertion for Live Events
Direct experience with systems that experience high-scale load spikes
Experience with large-scale data pipelines or analytics platforms
A track record of contributing to open-source projects in the reliability space
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
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