Software Engineer 5 - Studio Production Engineering

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.

We're currently hiring for two teams - The Production Operations Products and The Media Workflows, operating within the Studio Engineering department.

The Production Operations Products

The Production Operations Products team owns the core technologies that power how Netflix plans, manages, and tracks its global productions. We are the primary developers behind:

• Slate Manager (SM) – internal usage for planning and execution

• Production Center (PC) – external, dedicated for our production partners.

Our domain covers the entire lifecycle of physical production operations. We build tools that help internal teams and external partners right-size projects during early planning, manage execution risks (balancing time, cost, and creative ambition), maintain production standards, and enable critical business reporting. The domain encompasses highly complex workflows including talent and vendor management, schedule pacing, and budget insights.

The Media Workflows

The Media Workflows team owns the core technologies that power how Netflix ingests, manages, and delivers production media across its global content pipeline. Our domain covers the entire lifecycle of production media, from the moment footage leaves the set to its use across editorial, post, and archival workflows. We build tools that help internal teams and external partners ingest footage at scale, review and organize dailies under tight production timelines, maintain asset integrity and metadata quality, and safely integrate emerging AI-powered tools into production-critical systems. The domain encompasses highly complex, distributed workflows spanning global productions, third-party vendor integrations, and large-scale media asset management.

• You have 5 or more years of experience crafting resilient, high-scale, low-latency, distributed microservices in production environments.

• Proficient with gRPC, GraphQL, or RESTful API design and implementation.

• Have recent proficient experience with Java, C#, or other object-oriented programming languages with a solid understanding of object-oriented 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 effective communication.

• Knowledge of media production, encoding and other footage related pipelines is a plus.

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

• Curious about a broad range of new or unfamiliar technologies, the consumer base, and product vision.

• Seek different perspectives, feedback, and relevant information to continuously grow and improve.

• Maintain strong relationships with cross-functional teams through clear communication.

• Take a thoughtful, practical approach to problem-solving that considers tradeoffs and avoids over-engineering.

• Comfortable asking questions and seeking knowledge in unfamiliar or ambiguous situations.

• Endeavor to elevate the knowledge, skills, and abilities of yourself and others in ways that foster an inclusive, collaborative environment.

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

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

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.