At Netflix, a Staff-level (L6) Software Engineer is sought to lead the Evidence Engineering team in building and operating large-scale distributed systems that deliver personalized assets to hundreds of millions of members globally. This backend-focused role involves setting technical direction for asset delivery, personalization infrastructure, and merchandising capabilities, ensuring low latency and high availability across all devices. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with real-time asset delivery systems, strong judgment in system design, and the ability to work at the intersection of backend infrastructure and ML or personalization systems. They should also possess deep expertise in building horizontal platforms for multiple teams, driving complex initiatives independently, and collaborating effectively with cross-functional partners like operations, ML scientists, and merchandising teams.
Lead technical vision and strategy for asset delivery and personalization infrastructure, ensuring low latency and high availability.
Design self-service tools enabling teams to experiment with and launch scalable customer experiences.
Collaborate on integrated solutions meeting needs of multiple internal consumers across engineering disciplines.
Identify and mitigate gaps in system reliability, observability, and scalability before they become issues.
Navigate complex technical problems independently, providing clarity and building alignment among diverse stakeholders.
Mentor engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and direct collaboration to raise the team's technical bar.
What we're looking for
Extensive experience building and operating large-scale, low-latency distributed systems.
Deep knowledge of real-time asset delivery or content serving systems with a track record of improving performance and cost efficiency at scale.
Strong judgment in system design, balancing consistency, availability, and latency trade-offs.
Experience working at the boundary between backend infrastructure and ML/personalization systems.
Proven ability to set technical direction and drive multi-quarter roadmaps across organizational boundaries.
Strong communication and collaboration skills with partners across engineering, product, and design.
Market check
Salary context
This
$499,000–$900,000
range sits above
100%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$124,350–$213,900
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$142,400–$188,500
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
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