Netflix · 3 hours ago
Software Engineer (L5) - Open Connect Platform
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$388K/yr - $619K/yr
5+ years expNetflix is a company dedicated to entertaining the world through innovative storytelling and technology. They are seeking a Software Engineer specializing in infrastructure to enhance their Open Connect Platform, which is crucial for delivering their video traffic efficiently and reliably. The role involves implementing microservices, designing orchestration for distributed systems, and building APIs to support internal operations and partnerships.
Digital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentTVVideo Streaming
Responsibilities
Implementing microservices to enable analytics, insights, discovery, and visualizations
Designing orchestration to manage many thousands of globally distributed appliances and devices
Building data models and APIs to help manage and maintain our fleet
Understanding the breadth of our multi-tenant platform, creating generalized solutions which can be leveraged across multiple domains - including networking, video, and gaming
Qualification
Required
5+ years of expertise in Java, or similar object-oriented language, with confidence and experience in debugging and problem-solving skills
Deep understanding of cloud architecture and application deployment
Ability to build and support highly scalable, robust, and fault-tolerant services
Comprehensive knowledge of architecting and maintaining large-scale distributed systems while handling high concurrency
Experience designing, implementing, and debugging systems that interact with large-sized data sets
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred
Knowledge of CDN architectures and networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, BGP, DNS)
Experience with multiple data stores and streaming services such as MySQL, Postgres, Elasticsearch, Cassandra, Kafka, or Redis
Familiarity with GraphQL or related graph modeling and querying concepts
Hands-on Big Data experience using Hive, Pig, Hadoop, or similar
Understanding of front-end technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, WebSockets
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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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$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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