Distributed Systems Engineer, Managed Compute
Netflix
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $360,000 - $920,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Distributed SystemsGoJavaKubernetesPython
About the role
- Work closely with Product Owners and Customers to design experiences that anticipate customers' needs before they do and make internet-scale computing easy.
- Lead the design of products & services that abstract away underlying system complexities and are used by all of engineering, informing trade-offs between complexity and ease-of-use against Netflix-wide business priorities.
- Mentor all levels of engineers in owning the implementation and rollout of complex features that have an impact across Netflix.
- Act as a liaison between Compute and other organizations to ensure cohesive changes to deliver cost efficiency and low latency.
- Set the example for operational excellence on the team and across Compute, continuously improving incident response, on-call, and other operational practices.
- Maintain currency on, if not create, industry trends for new architectures, features, and off-the-shelf services; guide the team’s decision-making on incorporating industry trends.
Requirements
- A proven track record of architecting and implementing customer-focused products (large-scale distributed systems) that define and modify infrastructure at a 100M+ user scale.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
- Demonstrated ability to drive infrastructure changes at scale.
- Passion for technology, pragmatic thinking, ability to jump into an ambiguous area and break down complex problems.
- Demonstrated technical leadership to empower the team around you and get the most from diverse stakeholders, including product managers, peer engineers across Netflix, and more.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and how to abstract away its complexities.
- Experience with Golang, Java, and/or Python.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
Benefits
- Health Plans
- Mental Health support
- 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
- Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
architectingimplementinglarge-scale distributed systemsinfrastructure changesKubernetesGolangJavaPython
Soft skills
communicationnegotiationrelationship-buildingtechnical leadershippragmatic thinkingproblem-solvingability to manage multiple priorities