Netflix
Distributed Systems Engineer (L5) - Service Networking
Found: September 23, 2025
This role is remote and involves building and operating functionality within the data plane and control plane to enhance security, observability, and resilience for cloud traffic.
Compensation:
$100,000 - $720,000/year
Responsibilities:
- Build and operate functionality within our data plane and control plane.
- Improve developer experience and product experience in collaboration with team members and customers.
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Experience with building and operating highly reliable distributed systems in a cloud environment.
- Understanding of Service Mesh technologies such as Envoy-based service mesh, Istio, LinkerD.
- Deep understanding of gRPC and security concerns like DDoS, TLS, authentication, and authorization.
- Pragmatic thinking and problem-solving skills.