Senior Software Engineer (L5) - Developer Infrastructure

One of the world's leading entertainment services with 283 million paid memberships in over 190 countries.
$100,000 - $720,000
DevOps
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Entertainment · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Senior Software Engineer (L5) - Developer Infrastructure

Netflix, a global entertainment powerhouse serving 283 million subscribers across 190+ countries, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Developer Infrastructure team. This role sits at the heart of Netflix's engineering ecosystem, managing tens of thousands of code repositories and supporting thousands of engineers.

The position focuses on maintaining and evolving Netflix's critical development infrastructure hosted in AWS cloud. You'll be responsible for managing GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES), Jenkins CI infrastructure, and Artifactory, ensuring these systems operate efficiently at scale. The role combines DevOps expertise with software engineering, requiring both operational excellence and strong coding abilities.

Key responsibilities include designing scalable infrastructure solutions, developing software integrations, implementing monitoring and observability tools, and maintaining security standards. You'll work closely with various platform teams, automate deployment processes, and participate in an on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 reliability of these critical systems.

The ideal candidate brings experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), programming languages (Java, Python, Go), and managing source control and artifact management systems at scale. Strong problem-solving abilities, collaborative mindset, and self-driven attitude are essential.

Netflix offers a unique culture emphasizing freedom and responsibility, with competitive compensation ($100,000-$720,000) structured as a choice between salary and stock options. The role provides an opportunity to impact developer productivity at one of the world's most innovative technology companies, working with cutting-edge tools and technologies while solving complex scalability challenges.

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Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer (L5) - Developer Infrastructure

  • Design and build scalable infrastructure solutions for source code, build artifacts and continuous integration
  • Develop software solutions to integrate with existing infrastructure
  • Evolve and improve logging, monitoring, tracing, alerting and dashboarding tools
  • Collaborate with Platform teams for system integration
  • Automate deployment and upgrading of third-party solutions
  • Support customers with source control, build and environment needs
  • Support cross-organization critical change campaigns
  • Engage with vendors on license management and support issues
  • Participate in product reviews and team meetings
  • Evaluate new technologies for rapid application development
  • Develop and execute disaster recovery planning
  • Work with security team on security initiatives
  • Participate in on-call rotation

Requirements For Senior Software Engineer (L5) - Developer Infrastructure

Java
Python
Go
Linux
  • Experience operating third-party software at scale on major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
  • Experience with programming languages like Java, Python or Golang
  • Comfortable scripting solutions using Python or Bash
  • Experience operating source control management systems in cloud environment
  • Experience operating artifact management systems like JFrog Artifactory in AWS
  • Experience with monitoring and alerting systems
  • Experience with relational and non-relational data stores
  • Self-driven and highly motivated
  • Ability to make decisions despite ambiguity
  • Strong collaboration skills

Benefits For Senior Software Engineer (L5) - Developer Infrastructure

Equity
  • Competitive salary range: $100,000-$720,000
  • Choice between salary and stock options
  • Inclusive work environment

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