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Netflix Distributed Systems Engineer L6 - Compute Abstractions United States, Oregon 742868969
04.07.2024
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In this role, you will...
- Work closely with Product and Customers to design experiences that anticipate customers' needs before they do and make doing internet scale Compute easy.
- Lead the design of compute resource abstractions used by all of engineering, informing trade-offs between complexity and ease-of-use against Netflix-wide business priorities.
- Mentor senior developers in owning the implementation and rollout of complex features that have impact across Netflix.
- Act as a liaison between Compute and other organizations to ensure cohesive changes to deliver cost efficiency and low latency.
- Set the example for operational excellence on the Abstractions team, continuously improving incident response, on-call, and other operational practices.
- Maintain currency on industry trends for new architectures, features, and off-the-shelf services; guide the team’s decision-making on incorporating industry trends.
- Develop automated systems to test for regressions and performance.
We expect that you have...
- A proven track record of architecting and implementing customer-focused products that define and modify infrastructure at 100M+ user scale.
- Driven wide change at the scale of 100’s to 1000’s of engineers to improve the interaction between engineers, infrastructure abstractions, and business outcomes such as cost or reliability.
- Architected, implemented, and owned a distributed system at the scale of 10’s of services or more, and learned from at least one notable mistake.
- Experienced technical leadership by empowering the team around you and getting the most from diverse stakeholders, including product managers, portfolio managers, peer engineers, and more.
- Provided extensive mentorship and as a result helped other engineers learn new professional skills, overcome new challenges, and earn promotions to new roles.
- A passion and reputation for building easily usable and maintainable solutions.
You will be successful if you...
- Shine when you have to balance complex customer, engineering, and other stakeholder needs, and are obsessed with optimizing for the customer whenever possible.
- Have the ability to define and self-manage cross-functional projects fueled by ambiguous questions.
- Are a self-starter, curious, and not afraid to ask when in doubt.
- Are a quick learner and excited about learning new technologies.
- Advocate thoughtful collaboration, take pride in your work, and enjoy taking full ownership of projects from conception to production.
Bonus points for...
- Experience defining compute resources at scale and understanding the challenges that configurability presents to users;
- Knowledge of building on top of Kubernetes.
- Practical experience with Golang, Java, and Python.
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, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $230,000- $960,000.
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