Senior Software Engineer Information

Job Details

[The logo is protected from the company]

(0) (0)

Netflix, Inc

Netflix revolutionizes the way people watch TV shows and moviesWith more than 26 million streaming members in the United States, Canada, Latin America, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is the world's leading internet subscription service for enjoying movies and TV programs. For about US$7.99 a month, Netflix members can instantly watch movies and TV programs streamed over the internet to PCs, Macs and TVs. Among the large and expanding base of devices streaming fro... Read More

Address	100 Winchester Circle Los Gatos, CA 95032 (408) 540-3700
Website	/signup.netflix.com/
Holding	No Holding Details

View Company Page

Apply to job

Senior Software Engineer

Netflix is the world's leading streaming video service, and our growth is accelerating. At Netflix, we are building new cloud management tools, pushing the limits of cloud-based technologies, and powering our explosive growth while at the same time improving the availability and reliability of our services.

You are an expert in distributed, highly concurrent, web-scale systems that are fault-tolerant and run 24x7 with unparalleled availability. You are a talented systems engineer and you thrive on managing and maintaining a reliable environment that others can depend on.

Our team has one mission: Improve the Availability and Reliability of Netflix. We achieve this by:
- Taking charge of outages, leading the calls until they are resolved, and making sure the root cause has been found and fixed.
- Creating alerting solutions to detect issues before our customers do, fixing them automatically if possible, and if not, contacting the right people as quickly as possible.
- Proactively going after problems detected by the Netflix Simian Army

You possess these qualities:
- You see the big picture delivering a 24x7 service
- You are effective working with multiple teams
- You have high standards in everything you do
- You can balance multiple tasks
- You can work during the evening or weekend shifts
- Ability to keep a cool head under pressure and effectively participate in system down crisis situations

You have these skills:
- Scripting skills in one or more of the following languages: Python, Ruby, Perl, or equivalent interpreted language.
- Great communication skills, both verbal and written
- In-depth experience operating a 24x7 production environment
- Fluent in Linux: RedHat, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu
- Ability to quickly triage problems, determine root cause, and drive resolution

You may even have these skills:
- Prior experience with Amazon EC2/S3 or other cloud service providers
- Familiarity with large-scale systems and methodologies
- Direct experience with CDN technologies and methodologies
- Network design and troubleshooting experience