Systems Development Engineer 4 - Creative Compute and Storage

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.

• 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.

• You have a minimum of 3 years of experience building and developing compute, storage, and connectivity tooling with a focus on measurable product experiences.

• You excel at dissecting large, complex systems into components, using analysis to optimize each part and the system as a whole.

• You are passionate about automation, efficiency, and scalability, and consistently seek out opportunities for operational excellence and continuous improvement.

• You possess technical expertise in large-scale computing infrastructure, operating systems, and high-performance computing storage.

• You proactively identify high-leverage opportunities through thorough analysis and direct your attention where it will have the most impact.

• You are always eager to learn, exploring new areas and sharing your insights with your team.

• You champion observability and transparency, ensuring that all projects have measurable outcomes and that performance and accountability are always tracked.

Our culture is unique, and we live by our values, so it’s worth learning more about Netflix culture. 

Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, location, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $100,000 - $720,000.

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.