Software Engineer (L5), Tools, Integrations, and Productivity

Netflix, Inc.; Los Gatos (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Netflix, Inc. is seeking a motivated individual to develop innovative tools and services within their build and test automation infrastructure. The role emphasizes collaboration across teams and requires a strong technical background in product development and cloud infrastructure.

With a focus on enhancing developer productivity, candidates must possess excellent problem-solving and communication skills. The compensation range for this role is extensive, allowing flexibility in salary versus stock options.

Qualifications

• Creative and highly motivated individual excited to take on challenging projects.
• Strong technical background in product development.
• Knowledge of developing and managing cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Develop tools and services for build and test automation infrastructure.
• Innovatively create and develop techniques to automate manual activities.
• Operate in a highly cross‑functional environment for partner success.
• Set direction and build consensus for engineering ecosystem impact.
• Evangelize software development best practices through frameworks.

Skills

Creative and motivated

Technical background in product development

Cloud infrastructure management

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Collaborative ability

Job description

Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services, with 283 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.

Our Tools, Integrations and Productivity (TIP) team focuses on helping engineers around the world create the Netflix applications quickly and with the highest levels of quality. We do this with tools and infrastructure that optimize the developer experience, and tie it all together with sophisticated automated testing and productivity solutions designed to support a culture of experimentation, autonomy and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Develop tools and services that are part of our build and test automation infrastructure with an eye on scaling and reliability.
• Innovatively create and develop techniques to automate manual activities in our development process.
• Operate in a highly cross‑functional environment where you can leverage multiple teams to help our partners be successful.
• Set direction and build consensus to drive long‑term positive impact on the engineering ecosystem.
• Evangelize and drive adoption of software development best practices in code health, quality and test stability through frameworks and information sharing, not rules and process.

Qualifications

• Creative and highly motivated individual excited to take on challenging projects and help drive the future of developer productivity tools.
• Strong technical background in product development.
• Knowledge of developing and managing cloud infrastructure and expertise in utilizing the latest technologies and tools.
• Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with other engineers, product managers and product designers.
• Ability to collaborate cross‑functionally with internal engineering and automation infrastructure teams to propose, develop and deploy tooling designed to optimize core attributes of the developer experience.

Compensation

Generally, 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 $100,000–$720,000.

Equal‑Opportunity Employer

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.