Software Engineer 5 - Research Data Products

Netflix

Actively hiring

Remote (Usa - Remote, US) Posted 58 days ago $388,000–$558,000 / year

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At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Software Engineer on the Research Data Products team at Netflix, you will play a pivotal role in maturing and expanding our research platforms by leveraging data science and engineering expertise. Your responsibilities include designing scalable distributed infrastructure, developing integrations with SaaS platforms and first-party systems, and creating libraries to extend core functionality. You will collaborate closely with data scientists, engineers, and product managers to enable self-service data access and support complex business challenges through consumer-driven analytics. The ideal candidate is proficient in SQL, Python, or Spark, has experience with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure, and understands privacy-preserving techniques. Strong skills in JVM languages such as Java or Scala are also essential for building high-quality data products that prioritize observability and maintainability.

Skills

Python SQL Spark AWS GCP Azure Kafka Hadoop Docker CI/CD Git JVM Java Scala PostgreSQL Redis Kubernetes Terraform Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Design and build robust, scalable distributed infrastructure for research platforms.
Develop integrations with data SaaS platforms and first-party infrastructure.
Support Research A/B testing systems by implementing sampling and allocation protocols.
Enable Data Scientists through the creation of scalable methods and utilities.
Contribute to open-source communities and Netflix OSS projects.
Craft libraries and SDKs to extend core functionality to new systems.

What we're looking for

Proficiency in SQL, Python, or Spark for large dataset analysis.
Experience with data pipelines, ETL processes, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
Understanding of privacy-preserving techniques like encryption and federated learning.
Ability to develop robust, scalable distributed infrastructure systems.
Strong data intuition and analytical skills for high-quality data product development.
Capability to craft scalable ML system solutions with comprehensive observability features.
Proficiency in at least one JVM language (Java, Scala) and SQL.

Market check

Salary context

This $388,000–$558,000 range sits above 98% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$120,400–$199,200

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$130,950–$196,081

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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