Software Engineer (L5/6) - Infrastructure Management

Netflix
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 499,000 - 900,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Product thinking","Distributed systems fundamentals","Adaptability","Collaboration"]

Build and scale the developer platforms that power Netflix Cloud, taking ownership across the SDLC from discovery through deploy, operate, and debug. You’ll run Tier-0 control planes for core infrastructure workflows, drive reliability, scalability, and cost outcomes, and help AI agents safely interact with infrastructure through sandboxing, identity, and governance primitives. Partner across engineering orgs to evolve the platform as a product with real users and stakes.

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Netflix
2 weeks ago

Software Engineer (L5/6) - Infrastructure Management

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Job Summary

Build and scale the developer platforms that power Netflix Cloud, taking ownership across the SDLC from discovery through deploy, operate, and debug. You’ll run Tier-0 control planes for core infrastructure workflows, drive reliability, scalability, and cost outcomes, and help AI agents safely interact with infrastructure through sandboxing, identity, and governance primitives. Partner across engineering orgs to evolve the platform as a product with real users and stakes.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Scale Netflix’s developer platforms from early adoption to broad usage through high-leverage product decisions and cross-org partnership.
  • •Own the end-to-end Netflix Cloud developer experience across the SDLC from discovery/configuration through deploy, operate, and debug.
  • •Build and run Tier-0 control planes for core infrastructure workflows with accountability for reliability, scalability, and cost.
  • •Define how AI agents safely interact with Netflix infrastructure by building sandboxing, identity, and governance primitives.
  • •Set boundaries between self-serve and guardrails via platform defaults, provider guarantees, and platform constraints.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 499,000 - 900,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health Insurance401kEquityDisability ProgramsPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Has built or scaled a developer platform in production and owned it end-to-end.
  • •Makes high-leverage product decisions by building backward from customer goals and adoption constraints.
  • •Comfortable with ambiguity; sets direction with minimal structure and iterates via PoCs to converge quickly.
  • •Works effectively in a multi-language, multi-service codebase (Java/Kotlin/Go or equivalent mix) and ramps on unfamiliar systems.
  • •Strong distributed systems fundamentals, including race conditions, signal synchronization, and control plane design.
Skills:Product thinkingDistributed systems fundamentalsAdaptabilityCollaboration
Tech Stack:Infrastructure-as-codeSpinnakerJavaKotlinGo

Company Brief

Netflix
Global subscription streaming service that produces and distributes movies, TV series, and games across multiple devices, operating worldwide with extensive original content and localized offerings.
Industry: Streaming Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Gatos, United States
Founded: 1997
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