
Software Engineer 5 – Offline Inference, Machine Learning Platform
Netflix
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $466,000 - $750,000 per year
About the role
- Build developer-friendly APIs, SDKs, and CLIs that let researchers and engineers—experts and non-experts alike—submit and manage batch inference jobs with minimal effort, particularly in the domain of content and media
- Design, implement, and operate distributed services that package, schedule, execute, and monitor batch inference workflows at massive scale.
- Instrument the platform for reliability, debuggability, observability, and cost control; define SLOs and share an equitable on-call rotation.
- Foster a culture of engineering excellence through design reviews, mentorship, and candid, constructive feedback.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with ML engineering or production systems involving training or inference of deep-learning models.
- Proven track record of operating scalable infrastructure for ML workloads (batch or online).
- Proficiency in one or more modern backend languages (e.g. Python, Java, Scala).
- Production experience with containerization & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, etc.) and at least one major cloud provider (AWS preferred).
- Comfortable with ambiguity and working across multiple layers of the tech stack to execute on both 0-to-1 and 1-to-100 projects.
- Commitment to operational best practices—observability, logging, incident response, and on-call excellence.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; effective collaboration across distributed teams and time zones.
- Comfortable working in a team with peers and partners distributed across (US) geographies & time zones.
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Hard Skills & Tools
ML engineeringdeep-learning modelsscalable infrastructurebackend languagesPythonJavaScalacontainerizationorchestrationcloud provider
Soft Skills
engineering excellencementorshipconstructive feedbackcommunication skillscollaborationcomfort with ambiguityteamwork