Systems Development Engineer 4 - Creative Compute and Storage

Netflix

104d • $100,000 - $720,000

About The Position

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. The Creative Compute and Storage team designs, develops, and delivers technology infrastructure globally for the evolving needs of our creatives. As we continue to expand our content creation worldwide, we are looking for the best and brightest engineering talent to join our growth. We are seeking a Systems Development Engineer with a strong analytical approach to problem-solving and decision-making. In this role, you will leverage data and metrics throughout the design, development, deployment, and optimization stages. You will collaborate with internal engineering teams, technical creatives, production teams, and external vendors around the world to deliver exceptional technology experiences for our creative users. We value engineers who bring a broad set of technical skills and achievements, and who rely on quantitative insights to inform their actions and drive continuous improvement. If you thrive on using analysis to solve complex challenges and are passionate about automation and operational excellence, we want to hear from you.

Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of experience building and developing compute, storage, and connectivity tooling with a focus on measurable product experiences.
• Ability to dissect large, complex systems into components, using analysis to optimize each part and the system as a whole.
• Passion for automation, efficiency, and scalability, consistently seeking out opportunities for operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Technical expertise in large-scale computing infrastructure, operating systems, and high-performance computing storage.
• Proactive identification of high-leverage opportunities through thorough analysis and directing attention where it will have the most impact.
• Eagerness to learn, exploring new areas and sharing insights with the team.
• Championing observability and transparency, ensuring that all projects have measurable outcomes and that performance and accountability are always tracked.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineering, creative, and business teams to design, develop, and support a wide range of technology solutions for content creation at Netflix, guided by meaningful metrics and insights.
• Design and build services that incorporate robust data collection, analysis, and feedback loops to improve experiences and productivity for content creative populations such as post-production, animation, and visual effects.
• Tackle uniquely challenging global infrastructure problems using evidence-based methodologies to deliver solutions at a scale unmatched by most studios.
• Be empowered to develop and implement new solutions to long-standing entertainment industry challenges, always measuring impact and iterating based on results.
• Develop, script, and automate solutions with a strong focus on observability, monitoring, and metrics to ensure ongoing efficiency and performance improvements.
• Participate in system upgrades, migrations, and troubleshooting. Use analytics to identify, diagnose, and resolve issues to maintain optimal system performance.

Benefits

• Annual salary compensation structure with no bonuses.
• Choice of compensation in salary versus stock options.
• Compensation range for this role is $100,000 - $720,000.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees