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Netflix · 2 hours ago

Site Reliability Engineer 5, Core

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships globally. They are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to design and maintain reliable infrastructure, collaborate with engineering teams, and ensure the health of their streaming services through effective incident management and automation tools.

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Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain scalable and reliable infrastructure to support Netflix Streaming Suite
Collaborate with engineering and product teams to integrate observability, reliability, and security considerations into the entire software development lifecycle
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 Streaming 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 roll out reliability enhancements automatically

Qualification

Site Reliability EngineeringCloud InfrastructureDistributed SystemsPythonIncident ManagementCollaboration SkillsCommunication SkillsGrowth Mindset

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
Experience with incident management and response, and 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
Excellent communication & collaboration skills and a continuous improvement mindset
Proven ability to cultivate relationships through influence

Company

Netflix is an online streaming platform that enables users to watch TV shows and movies.

H1B Sponsorship

Netflix has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (310)
2024 (309)
2023 (191)
2022 (261)
2021 (268)
2020 (225)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$63.91B
Key Investors
Wells FargoTCVGroupe Arnault
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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Gregory Peters
Co-CEO
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Ted Sarandos
Co-CEO
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