Solutions Engineer 5 - Content Promotion & Distribution

Netflix, Inc.; Los Gatos (CA); On-site; USD 270,000 - 410,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Mental health support

401(k) with employer match

Stock options

Disability programs

Health Savings Account

Family-forming benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Netflix, Inc. is seeking a Solutions Engineer to accelerate partner integrations, guide onboarding of content delivery, and ship scalable solutions. You will work between Engineering and operations to resolve technical friction and improve observability across the platform.

The role requires hands-on REST API experience, scripting, and strong communication with both technical and non-technical teams. A background in Python/Java and SQL is preferred, with AI-assisted troubleshooting experience a

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience integrating or supporting external partners on REST APIs.
• Fluent with curl, Postman, or similar, and comfortable debugging JSON payloads and request/response flows.
• Strong, structured troubleshooting skills.
• Proficient in Python or Java and SQL.
• Clear communication with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with AI tools to speed up troubleshooting, documentation, and support.

Responsibilities

• Guide onboarding of partners and content delivery, resolving schema or hierarchy issues.
• Develop targeted scripting, internal tools, and runbooks to streamline remediation and observability.
• Educate stakeholders and partners on platform capabilities and integration guides.
• Serve as primary technical escalation post-launch and tune observability.
• Identify recurring friction points and ship small, high-leverage improvements.

Skills

REST API integration

Troubleshooting

Python

Java

SQL

Clear communication

AI-assisted troubleshooting

Incident management

Tools

Postman

cURL

JSON

Job description

At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what’s next. You will join Content Promotion and Distribution, the team responsible for driving global content ingestion across Netflix. Our platform authenticates incoming submissions, orchestrates metadata, video, artwork, and availability across downstream services, and ensures partner deliverables are validated and conformed for seamless streaming to our members.

About the Team Behind every title a member streams is a complex content supply chain. We focus on the front door to that supply chain. Content partners deliver metadata, artwork, and media to Netflix through it, and it validates and processes that content on its way to launch. As Netflix expands into new content types and deal structures, we make delivering to Netflix the easiest part of a partner's day. Solutions Engineers accelerate partner integrations, help partners launch with confidence, and keep them running smoothly at scale. You'll sit between Engineering and the partner-facing Operations and Support teams. You'll work hands-on with partners, and you'll fix the friction you find so the next partner doesn't hit it. This is one of the first Solutions Engineer roles for our team. You'll help define how the function works.

What You'll Do Evaluate prospective partners for technical fit, lead early deep dives, and establish clear integration roadmaps prior to onboarding. Guide partners through onboarding and content delivery, untangling schema mismatches or hierarchy errors, crafting lightweight custom solutions when standard tools fall short, and shipping targeted improvements to unblock launches. Develop targeted scripting, internal tools, and operational documentation to streamline remediation and enhance platform observability. Educate internal stakeholders and external teams on platform capabilities, while refining integration guides and scalable workflows. Act as the primary technical escalation point post-launch, tuning observability infrastructure and supporting partner-specific tools. Identify recurring friction points and ship small, high-leverage improvements that reduce manual steps and issues per launch, using light scripting and automation to resolve issues at scale and build custom solutions that reduce the need for bespoke engineering work. Bring well-evidenced defects and roadmap needs to core engineering with a clear ask, and represent partners' technical needs in product and engineering discussions, so new deals don't become bespoke one-offs.

What You'll Bring Hands-on experience integrating or supporting external partners on REST APIs. You're fluent with curl, Postman, or similar, and comfortable debugging JSON payloads and request/response flows. Strong, structured troubleshooting skills. You can reason through a workflow end-to-end, use logs, dashboards, and traces to isolate a fault, and escape with evidence and a concrete next step. Working proficiency in Python or Java, and SQL. You can write scripts and queries, and read and debug an existing codebase well enough to make small, integration-specific changes. Clear communication with technical and non-technical audiences. You can turn ambiguous partner requests into concrete technical plans and keep stakeholders informed during incidents. Comfort doing manual, human-in-the-loop work to unblock a partner. You recognize when a workaround is needed and tell engineers what to automate. Practical experience using AI tools to speed up troubleshooting, documentation, and support, with real examples of results. Curiosity, ownership, and empathy for partners. You care more about a partner's successful launch than about which tool got them there. Experience with workflow or pipeline systems, or with media or metadata ingestion, is a plus. Experience in media, entertainment, or streaming is a plus. Plus: Familiarity with digital image specs, media file formats and delivery workflows.

What We Offer Meaningful impact. The systems you support are foundational to how content reaches members around the world. Responsibility. Netflix offers true transparency and autonomy. Our culture is unique and is key to how we innovate. Stunning colleagues. You'll work with high-performing peers across engineering, product and operations who value collaboration. 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 $270,000.00 - $410,000.00. Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more details about our Benefits here. Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here. 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. At Netflix, we want to entertain the world. Whatever your taste, and no matter where you live, we give you access to best-in-class TV series, documentaries, feature films and games. Our members control what they want to watch, when they want it, in one simple subscription. We’re streaming in more than 30 languages and 190 countries, because great stories can come from anywhere and be loved everywhere. We are the world’s biggest fans of entertainment, and we’re always looking to help you find your next favorite story.