Software Engineer (L6) - Node Runtime
About The Position
Netflix is seeking an experienced staff engineer to drive the Node Runtime team’s charter, guide its engineering work, and use hands-on innovation to address difficult technical challenges. The team advances effective and reliable computing at Netflix and brings its innovations to the open-source community. It owns Kubernetes data plane software and the container runtime, ensuring that every Kubernetes node is configured so Netflix Cloud applications run reliably and with minimal effort. The team partners with other Netflix teams to anticipate business needs and support innovation on its platform. The role owns key parts of Netflix’s Cloud Compute infrastructure and delivers capabilities for extremely high-scale systems, with work directly connected to business impact. The engineer will deliver and drive adoption of compute platform capabilities, build cross-functional partnerships, promote operational excellence, guide decisions about new architectures and services, and contribute to Netflix’s culture.
Requirements
- Proven track record architecting and implementing large-scale distributed systems that define and modify infrastructure at 100M+ user scale.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and strong relationship-building ability.
- Passion for technology and ability to enter ambiguous areas and break down complex problems.
- Demonstrated technical leadership that empowers a team and engages diverse stakeholders, including product managers and peer engineers.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and abstracting away its complexities.
- Experience with Golang, Java, and/or Python.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Ability to make decisions amid uncertainty, balancing correctness and speed, while remaining open to feedback.
- Ability to execute strategically in the short term while thinking long term.
- Ability to define and self-manage cross-functional projects based on ambiguous questions.
Responsibilities
- Deliver compute platform capabilities and drive their adoption across Netflix, emphasizing engineering excellence, decisive execution, experimentation, and alignment with business context.
- Build scalable and extensible compute platforms and partner with engineering teams to meet their needs while maintaining agility, scalability, reliability, and efficiency.
- Set an example for operational excellence and continuously improve incident response, on-call, and other operational practices.
- Track industry trends in architectures, features, and off-the-shelf services, and guide the team’s decisions about whether and how to adopt them.
- Contribute to and learn from the open-source community, helping shape and forecast technology directions.
- Evangelize and embody Netflix’s culture.
- Guide the Node Runtime team’s engineering work and address its most challenging technical problems.
Benefits
- Health Plans
- Mental Health support
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match
- Stock Option Program
- Disability Programs
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Family-forming benefits
- Life and Serious Injury Benefits
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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