Distributed Systems Engineer 4 - Content & Business Products

Netflix

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Los Gatos, US · Remote, USA Posted 10 days ago $250,000–$413,000 / year
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TL;DR

Join our Content & Business Products (CBP) Engineering team as a distributed systems engineer and help build scalable technologies that support Netflix’s global content creation process from pitch to play. You will work independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop robust infrastructures, focusing on developer experience, observability, and operational excellence. Key responsibilities include designing microservices, data models, and APIs, ensuring code quality, and participating in on-call rotations. Proficiency in Java or C# and a solid understanding of multithreading, parallelism, and software observability are essential. Experience with gRPC, GraphQL, cloud storage, and workflow orchestration is beneficial. This role involves empowering other engineers by creating highly available systems that enable efficient content production for popular shows like "Squid Game" and "Stranger Things".

Skills

Java C# .NET gRPC GraphQL Kubernetes Docker AWS S3 Terraform Python PostgreSQL CI/CD Git Jenkins Prometheus Grafana Kafka Redis DynamoDB Microservices RESTful APIs Event-driven architecture Observability Multithreading Parallelism

What you'll do

  • Design and develop robust distributed systems for content creation processes.
  • Build scalable infrastructures focusing on developer experience and operational excellence.
  • Implement microservices and APIs to support complex media workflows efficiently.
  • Lead incident reviews and participate in the on-call rotation for system reliability.
  • Develop observability tools for monitoring and managing large-scale media infrastructure.

What we're looking for

  • 2+ years of experience in distributed systems development.
  • Proficient in Java or C# and object-oriented design principles.
  • Strong understanding of multithreading, parallelism, and software observability.
  • Experience with microservices architecture, data modeling, and API designs.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively verbally and in writing.
  • Participation in on-call rotations and leading incident review processes.

Market check

Salary context

This $250,000–$413,000 range sits above 93% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$128,016–$212,575

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$137,500–$211,387

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Netflix

Netflix is the world''s leading streaming entertainment service, offering a vast library of TV series, films, documentaries, and original content to subscribers in over 190 countries. Industry: Streaming Entertainment & Media

Netflix currently has 91 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $388,000–$610,000 across 87 roles with salary data.

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