Software Engineer 3- Ink

Netflix•Los Angeles, CA

9d•$180,000 - $266,250•Onsite

About The Position

At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we partner with creators as they experiment with a range of cutting-edge tools that bridge innovation with imaginative storytelling. Come join Inkubator to shape what’s next and explore the creative possibilities. POSITION SUMMARY: We are seeking Software Engineers to join our pioneering team at INK. INK is looking to provide an environment where artists can produce animated shorts and specials by experimenting with a range of AI-enabled tools and production pipelines. This role will work closely with senior members of the technology team to help build enterprise-wide technology and platforms that support INK's artist-led production environment.

Requirements

3-5 years of software engineering experience, preferably supporting animation studios and pipelines
Foundational knowledge of scalable inference and training technologies. But more importantly, a demonstrated eagerness to learn and stay current with the highly dynamic tool landscape.
Ability to execute on assigned tasks while helping to identify common workflow needs and requirements to develop standardized solutions that scale to multiple shows.
Familiarity with modern and emerging software development technologies (e.g. Claude Code) and the ability to partner with senior team members to develop and integrate scalable workflows that leverage Netflix's internal solutions.
Excellent communication skills and ability to translate show-based solutions into common deployable workflows.
Familiarity with the complexities of building and maintaining secure systems that manage multiple show working environments.

Responsibilities

Contribute to building enterprise-wide technology and platforms for INK to support scalable GenAI-native production across shows.
Partner with senior software engineers to evaluate internal and external algo developments in the context of creative requirements to support artists and technical directors on shows. Assist in packaging successful workflows for use by other artists across the studio.
In collaboration with technical leadership and Netflix infrastructure teams, help define and implement artist distributed compute and workstation requirements. Ensure proper API support for Technical Directors to customize per-show or craft last-mile integration.
Execute on assigned tasks to prototype and test new workflows in real production scenarios, gather feedback from artists, and iterate to improve usability and performance.
Help establish and maintain studio standards around generated assets and materials from the artists. Contribute to developing and maintaining tools for artists that navigate and manage generated materials.
Support the maintenance of the studio production tracking and review toolset. Enable tooling that ensures standardized workflows across productions.
Support Technical Directors and Artists with development and tooling. Provide tooling for the common show environment and standardization, and, where appropriate, APIs for Technical Directors to integrate show-specific solutions.
Provide infrastructure monitoring tools and reports detailing HW and SW usage.
Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to ensure systems are reliable, secure, and compliant across projects and use cases.