Software Engineer (L7) - Application Networking

Netflix
Panama
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 737,000 - 1,430,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Technical direction","Architecture influence","Communication"]

Lead Application Networking as a Group Tech Lead by partnering with engineering leadership to define multi-year product and technical strategy. Architect and deliver the communication backbone that connects Netflix services, devices, and partners across consumer and enterprise traffic—secure by default and designed for internet-scale reliability. Influence stakeholders and raise the technical bar through distributed systems and platform engineering, open-source contributions, and clear communication across engineering, product, and executives.

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Netflix
Netflix
10 months ago

Software Engineer (L7) - Application Networking

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Job Summary

Lead Application Networking as a Group Tech Lead by partnering with engineering leadership to define multi-year product and technical strategy. Architect and deliver the communication backbone that connects Netflix services, devices, and partners across consumer and enterprise traffic—secure by default and designed for internet-scale reliability. Influence stakeholders and raise the technical bar through distributed systems and platform engineering, open-source contributions, and clear communication across engineering, product, and executives.
Location: Panama
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Partner with engineering leads to set multi-year product and technical strategy for Application Networking.
  • •Forge the architectural path for the communication backbone connecting services, devices, and partners at global scale.
  • •Deliver secure-by-default identity, access enforcement, and communication across users, services, and agents.
  • •Shape investment decisions beyond your own roadmap by influencing stakeholders and organizational direction.
  • •Raise the technical bar by mentoring and elevating senior engineers and contributing to defining technologies.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 737,000 - 1,430,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health Insurance401kEquityDisability ProgramsPaid LeaveFlexible TimeLife Benefits

Key Requirements

  • •Set technical direction and influence architecture across organizations, including peer teams that don’t report to you.
  • •Architect, build, and operate foundational distributed systems or platforms at massive scale.
  • •Identify and pursue high-impact opportunities in ambiguous, undefined problem spaces.
  • •Shape or contribute to open-source communities and build standards others adopt.
  • •Communicate effectively across engineering, product, and executive audiences.
Experience:Distributed systemsPlatformsInternet scaleOpen source
Skills:Technical directionArchitecture influenceCommunication
Tech Stack:EnvoyService meshOn-demand cluster discoveryPrioritized load sheddingZuulEBPFFlow logs

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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