Distributed Systems Engineer (L4) - Traffic & Managed Fleet

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Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.<br><br>The Traffic Engineering & Managed Fleet (TMF) team is at the forefront of tackling the complex challenges inherent in optimizing for speed and scale. We drive Netflix's cloud scalability and resiliency story by building robust capabilities for end-to-end traffic management, including region failover and traffic shaping. These capabilities enable us to seamlessly shift tens of millions of viewers across continents in real time, ensuring uninterrupted streaming even during major outages or unexpected global events.<br><br>We also contribute to the exciting world of live events, where we’re pushing boundaries by delivering the largest live experiences ever streamed on the internet, reaching audiences around the globe in real time. This means working closely with our talented Data Science engineers to develop predictive traffic shaping models and translate them into actionable strategies for scaling our fleet. From predictive scaling to prescaling, you'll build and operate services that translate predictions into infrastructure capacity for various services and automate/operationalize scaling for Live events at Netflix for handling large traffic spikes to meet the demands of live events in real-time.<br><br>At the heart of our mission lies a commitment to delivering seamless, high-quality streaming experiences to entertain the world.<br><br><strong>Role Overview<br><br></strong>We are looking for a Distributed Systems Engineer (E4) with deep expertise in distributed systems to drive technical strategy and execution for our orchestration, scaling, and automation initiatives, directly impacting Netflix’s ability to deliver seamless streaming—especially during high-traffic events.<br><br><strong>Must Have Skills & Experience<br><br></strong><ul><li>3+ years of professional Software Engineering experience working with cloud-native technologies and distributed systems.</li><li>Solid understanding of modern software engineering best practices.</li><li>Expertise in Go, Python, Java or similar OOP languages.</li><li>Demonstrated experience building and consuming backend APIs (e.g., gRPC, GraphQL, REST) and working with distributed systems.</li><li>Passion for technology, pragmatic thinking, and ability to jump into an ambiguous area and break down complex problems.<br><br></li></ul><strong>Nice To Have Skills<br><br></strong><ul><li>BS/MS in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field (or equivalent industry experience).</li><li>Experience in data analytics and manipulation, as well as developing and operating large-scale live event streaming systems.</li><li>Familiarity with cloud-based environments (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure).<br><br></li></ul>Here are a few recent talks and posts from members of the team to highlight the work we do<br><br><ul><li>Behind the Streams: Three Years Of Live at Netflix. Part 1</li><li>Evolving Region Evacuation</li><li>Region Evacuation Reimagined</li><li>Load Balancing at Netflix: Dradis QCon Talk</li><li>Keeping Netflix Reliable Using Prioritized Load Shedding<br><br></li></ul>Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $100,000 - $720,000.<br><br>Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more detail about our Benefits here.<br><br>Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.<br><br>We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

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