Software Engineer L5 - Edge Platform Automation & Validation

Netflix

Remote Actively hiring
Remote, USA Posted 16 days ago $388,000–$619,000 / year
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At a glance

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TL;DR

As a software technical lead at Netflix’s Open Connect team, you will oversee the automated CI/CD and validation infrastructure for edge appliances, ensuring they are secure, reliable, and performant. Your daily tasks include building scalable testing frameworks, improving failure triage with AI tools, mentoring engineers, and collaborating across teams to maintain pace with rapid product development. You will need strong coding skills in Python, Rust, or Go, experience with Linux/FreeBSD systems, and proficiency in modern CI systems like GitHub Actions. Additionally, you should have a track record of technical leadership, debugging complex issues, and designing automated test frameworks for reliability and performance. This role offers the opportunity to make significant contributions to Netflix’s critical CDN infrastructure, supporting streaming video, cloud gaming, and more, with a focus on operational scalability and security at internet-scale volumes.

Skills

Python Rust Go Linux FreeBSD GitHub Actions Jenkins CI/CD Kubernetes Terraform Prometheus Grafana Docker Ansible Bash PostgreSQL MESOS Zookeeper Kafka ELK Stack GitOps

What you'll do

  • Own and build scalable testing infrastructure for edge appliances, ensuring high reliability and observability.
  • Improve failure triage using AI-assisted tooling to reduce detection and resolution times.
  • Lead engineers in building and maintaining test automation and release qualification processes.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure validation keeps pace with rapid product development.
  • Debug complex regressions across hardware/firmware/OS boundaries and drive fixes to resolution.
  • Build dashboards and alerting systems for regression detection, performance drift, and release readiness.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, including ownership of CI/CD systems.
  • Expertise in Python, Rust, Go, and shell scripting for automation.
  • Deep hands-on experience with Linux or FreeBSD in system contexts like booting, networking, and storage.
  • Strong ability to design and operate cloud services supporting CI/CD and test automation.
  • Experience designing automated test frameworks for reliability, performance, and hardware-in-loop testing.
  • Proven technical leadership across teams through setting standards, mentoring, and owning roadmaps.
  • Proficiency in modern CI systems like GitHub Actions or Jenkins.

Market check

Salary context

This $388,000–$619,000 range sits above 100% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$126,500–$209,650

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$139,000–$203,200

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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