Software Engineer 5 - Content & Business Products

Netflix

Remote Actively hiring
Remote, USA · Los Angeles, USA · New York, USA · Los Gatos, USA Posted 21 days ago $388,000$558,000 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

Join Netflix's Content & Business Products (CBP) Engineering team as a senior software engineer, where you will craft resilient microservices in high-scale production environments to optimize content creation processes from planning to distribution. You’ll work on distributed systems with gRPC or RESTful APIs using Java or C#, ensuring high availability and performance while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. Your role involves setting technical directions, making architectural decisions, and participating in on-call rotations. The team focuses on building technology for catalog management and content promotion across global platforms, enabling personalized member experiences and targeted advertising. This position requires a deep understanding of distributed systems, observability, and the ability to communicate complex concepts effectively to diverse stakeholders.

Skills

gRPC GraphQL RESTful Java C# OO Design Principles Distributed Systems High Availability Fault Tolerance Performance Tuning Observability CI/CD Kubernetes AWS PostgreSQL MySQL Redis MongoDB Git Jenkins Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Design and implement resilient, high-scale microservices for content production systems.
  • Architect distributed systems with fault tolerance and performance optimization.
  • Set technical directions and make architectural decisions for engineering projects.
  • Lead incident reviews and participate in on-call rotations for system maintenance.
  • Communicate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders effectively.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years experience in developing resilient, high-scale distributed microservices.
  • Proficient in gRPC, GraphQL, or RESTful API design and implementation.
  • Strong background in Java/C# with expertise in OO principles, concurrency, and performance tuning.
  • Proven ability to architect, build, and operate fault-tolerant distributed systems.
  • Experience setting technical directions and making architectural decisions for engineering projects.
  • Skilled at communicating complex technical concepts effectively to various stakeholders.

Market check

Salary context

This $388,000–$558,000 range sits above 100% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$126,500$208,700

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$137,500$192,287

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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