Software Engineer (L7) - Application Networking

Netflix•,

45d•$737,000 - $1,430,000

About The Position

As “Group Tech Lead” of the Application Networking organization, you'll partner with Engineering Leads to set multi-year product and technical strategy for the organization. That strategy shapes outcomes across every business vertical Netflix runs, from SVOD to Live, Ads, and Gaming. You'll take on Netflix's hardest problems, forging the architectural path for the communication backbone that connects services to each other, devices to the cloud, and partners to Netflix, across both consumer and enterprise traffic. It's the layer that delivers every stream at global scale, securing every form of identity along the way, from users to services to agents. Your influence extends beyond your own roadmap, shaping where stakeholders and the broader organization invest.

Requirements

Track record of setting technical direction and influencing architecture across organizations, including with peer teams who don't report to you.
Demonstrated experience in architecting, building, and operating foundational distributed systems or platforms at massive scale.
History of identifying and pursuing high-impact opportunities in ambiguous, undefined problem spaces.
Experience shaping or contributing to open-source communities, or building systems that set standards others adopt.
Track record of elevating the most senior engineers around you and setting the technical bar others follow.
Experience communicating effectively across engineering, product, and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

Set multi-year product and technical strategy for the organization.
Forge the architectural path for the communication backbone that connects services to each other, devices to the cloud, and partners to Netflix.
Influence stakeholders and the broader organization's investments.
Address Netflix's hardest problems in distributed systems and platforms at massive scale.
Contribute to open-source communities or build systems that set standards.
Elevate senior engineers and set the technical bar for the organization.
Communicate effectively across engineering, product, and executive audiences.