Distributed Systems Engineer 5 - Enterprise Workflow Platform

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Hiring Remotely in USA
Remote
388K-619K Annually
Senior level
News + Entertainment
The Role
Build and operate highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems for Netflix’s enterprise workflow platform. Responsibilities include developing scalable infrastructure, improving developer experience and observability, setting technical direction, making architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, collaborating cross-functionally, participating in on-call rotations, and leading incident reviews. The role supports workflow, data, messaging, and communication platforms used across Netflix’s global content production organization.
Summary Generated by Built In

At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what’s next.

Our Content & Business Products (CBP) Engineering teams build the products and services to optimize and automate the content creation process including content planning, financing, production, promotion, and distribution. We support Netflix's enterprise needs including Finance, Talent, Tech Support, and Customer Support to ensure smooth operations. Our products enable the entire workflow of content production, from pitch to play, and provide innovative new ways to develop and manage entertainment at scale. The team’s work is critical to supporting the creation of movies and TV series that will thrill the world!

We are looking for talented distributed systems engineers like you to help build the technologies that allow us to scale our efforts across the globe, and do so effectively and efficiently! You’ll have a direct impact on how the Netflix studio creates and promotes shows such as “Squid Game”, “Stranger Things” and “The Queen’s Gambit” on a global scale. 

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team to bring new perspectives as we solve the next set of challenges. In addition, we are open to remote candidates - we value what you can do, from anywhere in the U.S..

You will be successful in this role if you enjoy:

  • Being self-motivated, working independently, and partnering with a diverse group of engineers, product managers and TPMs across different functional areas and organizations.

  • Empowering other engineers by building and operating robust, scalable, and highly available infrastructures, with a focus on developer experience, observability and operational excellence.

  • Thriving in ambiguity, diving deep to understand problems and customer pain points, and solving them using appropriate technologies.

  • Being an evangelist for high quality code and engineering best practices.

  • Assisting in the career development of others, actively mentoring individuals, and helping build technical communities across the organization.

  • Living the Netflix’s culture and thinking you would thrive here.

Qualifications:

  • Have 5+ years of experience in crafting complex distributed systems.

  • Have recent proficient experience with Java, C# or other OO programming languages with a solid understanding of OO design principles, concurrency, multi-threading, performance tuning and observability.

  • Have a proven track record in architecting, building, and operating distributed systems with high availability, fault tolerance, and performance.

  • Have solid experience in setting technical directions for engineering projects, making architectural decisions, and influencing partner and cross-functional teams.

  • Have the ability to proactively describe complex technical concepts to a variety of stakeholders, driving conversations and decisions through written and/or verbal communication.

  • Participate in our on-call rotation and lead the incident reviews.

Nice to have:

  • Have a product mindset toward infrastructure and platforms.

  • Experience in developing long-term technical strategies aligning with business goals via appropriate technology investments.

  • Proficient with gRPC and/or GraphQL API design and implementation.

  • Working experience with Kafka, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Memcached, and/or AWS.

  • Familiarity with library development and DI frameworks (preferably Spring Boot).

  • You leverage AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate the software development lifecycle.

  • You actively seek out and vet new AI-driven development tools to boost overall team productivity and operational efficiency.

Spotlight on CBP Engineering Teams:

Enterprise Workflow Platform

The Enterprise Workflow Platform team, a part of the Content Infrastructure & Solutions group, provides Studio and Content Engineering specific, highly leveraged, and fully managed data, workflow, and messaging & communication platforms facilitating the goal of the Connected Studio.

A few more things about us:

As a team, we come from many different countries and our fields of education range from the humanities to engineering to computer science. Our team includes product managers, program managers, designers, full-stack developers, distributed systems engineers, and data scientists. Folks have the opportunity to wear different hats, should they choose to. We strongly believe this diversity has helped us build an inclusive and empathetic environment and look forward to adding your perspective to the mix!


Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $388,000.00 - $619,000.00. This compensation range will vary based on location.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including 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, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer 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. See more details about our Benefits here.

Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of experience crafting complex distributed systems
  • Recent proficient experience with Java, C#, or another object-oriented programming language
  • Solid understanding of object-oriented design principles, concurrency, multithreading, performance tuning, and observability
  • Experience architecting, building, and operating highly available, fault-tolerant, high-performance distributed systems
  • Experience setting technical direction, making architectural decisions, and influencing cross-functional teams
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to varied stakeholders and drive decisions
  • Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation and lead incident reviews
  • Product mindset toward infrastructure and platforms
  • Experience developing long-term technical strategies aligned with business goals
  • Proficiency with gRPC or GraphQL API design and implementation
  • Experience with Kafka, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Memcached, or AWS
  • Familiarity with library development and dependency injection frameworks, preferably Spring Boot
  • Experience using and evaluating AI-assisted development tools

Netflix Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Netflix and has not been reviewed or approved by Netflix.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Compensation is positioned as “personal top of market” with regular recalibration and broad posted ranges for senior roles that signal the philosophy. The cash‑forward structure and clearly described pay‑mix choices help set expectations on how pay is determined.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility Employees can choose the mix of cash versus fully vested 10‑year stock options, with grants structured to be retained even after departure. This employee‑directed design increases accessibility and control over equity participation.
  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is described as comprehensive across medical, dental, vision, and mental health, with employer funding designed to offset premiums. Additional resources like counseling/coaching and wellness support reinforce breadth in care access.

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The Company
HQ: Los Gatos, CA
13,212 Employees
Year Founded: 1997

What We Do

Netflix is the world's leading streaming entertainment service with 209 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments.

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