Software Engineer V, Content & Business Products

Netflix

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Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$388,000–$558,000 / yr
Posted
17 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $193k
This role $473k
$93k most similar roles pay here $608k

This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $165,000–$220,800 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $473k versus about $193k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 28 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $440,000–$750,000 across 27 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer V, Content & Business Products

Software Engineer 5 - Content & Business Products joins the Content & Business Products Engineering team to build products and services that optimize and automate the content creation process, including planning, financing, production, promotion, and distribution. This role involves architecting, building, and operating high-availability distributed systems while setting technical directions and making architectural decisions for complex projects. The candidate will work with Java, C#, or other object-oriented languages, utilizing gRPC, GraphQL, or RESTful API design to develop resilient, low-latency microservices. Key responsibilities include performance tuning, concurrency management, and participating in on-call rotations to lead incident reviews. The role specifically addresses the technical challenges of managing complex legal, rights, and intellectual property workflows within a large-scale production environment, ensuring smooth operations for enterprise needs like finance and talent support across the entire content lifecycle from pitch to play.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

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What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain high-scale, low-latency distributed microservices in production environments.
  • Design and implement robust APIs using gRPC, GraphQL, or RESTful protocols.
  • Architect and operate distributed systems with a focus on high availability and fault tolerance.
  • Set technical directions for engineering projects and make critical architectural decisions.
  • Communicate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders to drive project decisions.
  • Participate in the on-call rotation and lead incident reviews.
  • Integrate AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate the software development lifecycle.
  • Automate and streamline legal, rights, and intellectual property management workflows.

What we're looking for

  • You must have 5+ years of experience crafting resilient, high-scale, low-latency, distributed microservices in production environments.
  • You must be proficient with gRPC, GraphQL, or RESTful API design and implementation.
  • You must have recent proficiency in Java, C#, or other OO programming languages including a solid understanding of OO design principles.
  • You must possess expertise in concurrency, multi-threading, performance tuning, and observability.
  • You must have a proven track record in architecting, building, and operating distributed systems with high availability and fault tolerance.
  • You must have experience setting technical directions for engineering projects and making architectural decisions.
  • You must be able to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to various stakeholders through written and verbal communication.
  • You must be willing to participate in an on-call rotation and lead incident reviews.

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