Distributed Systems Engineer, Managed Compute

Job Description: • Work closely with Product and Customers to design experiences that anticipate customers' needs and make doing internet-scale computing easy. • Design, develop, and operate high-leverage managed compute services, informing trade-offs between complexity and ease-of-use against Netflix-wide business priorities. • Drive alignment with stakeholders and manage strategic partnerships. • Mentor peer engineers in building, maintaining, and deploying complex features that have impact across Netflix. • Drive operational excellence on the Managed Compute team, continuously improving incident response, on-call, and other operational practices. • Maintain currency on industry trends for new architectures, features, and off-the-shelf services; make recommendations on incorporating industry trends. Requirements: • A proven track record of architecting and implementing customer-focused products (large-scale distributed systems) that define and modify infrastructure. • Hands-on experience building, maintaining, and integrating with Kubernetes operators, and how to abstract away orchestration complexities. • Experience optimizing fleet utilization, and executing locally and globally optimal fleet changes at scale. • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills. • Demonstrated ability to drive infrastructure changes at scale. • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex problems, identify root causes using data, and deliver clear, actionable solutions. • High degree of ownership and accountability for execution, managing multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. • Possess a growth mindset and a continuous drive to learn, evaluate, and adapt to new and evolving technologies. • Experience with Golang, Java, and/or Python. • Passion for building for customer ease of use. Benefits: • Health Plans • Mental Health support • 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match • Stock Option Program • Disability Programs • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts • Family-forming benefits • Life and Serious Injury Benefits • 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