Netflix · 2 weeks ago
Software Engineer (L5), GenAI - Observability
Los Gatos, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$388K/yr - $558K/yr
8+ years expNetflix is on a mission to entertain the world and is seeking a Software Engineer (L5) to join their Observability engineering group. This role involves designing and implementing AI-driven systems for real-time analysis and troubleshooting, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance observability and system performance.
Digital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentTVVideo Streaming
Responsibilities
Design and implement the distributed backbone for Netflix Observability's agentic AI-driven analysis, inference, and orchestration systems
Develop robust ingestion and correlation layers that unify signals from logs, metrics, traces, and alerts across cloud and on-prem environments
Optimize and extend workflows for real-time, actionable recommendations and RCA automation
Collaborate cross-functionally with Observability, SRE, and Platform teams to scale AutoSRE as a self-serve, extensible AI agent for Netflix engineering
Qualification
Required
8+ years of software engineering experience
Strong interest and experience with the latest GenAI stack (LLMs, RAG, Agents)
Familiarity with workflow engines like Temporal, AWS Lambda, AWS AgentCore, LangGraph
Experience with AI Observability systems like Braintrust
Experience in building and operating scalable, observable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems
Experience with AWS services
Proficient in Java, GRPC, Python
Familiarity with Scala is a plus
Knowledgeable about and willing to own all areas of the software lifecycle: design, development, test, deploy, operate, and support
Preferred
Extensive knowledge about or built observability products like logs, metrics, and traces
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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$72.11BKey Investors
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2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $67.2B
2024-08-01Post Ipo Debt· $1.8B
2018-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $2.67M
Leadership Team
Gregory Peters
Co-CEO
Ted Sarandos
Co-CEO
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