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Senior Systems Development Engineer - Creative Compute & Storage - Netflix
Software Engineer
Lead the design and delivery of scalable compute and storage infrastructure for global content creation, leveraging Python, C++, AWS, and Kubernetes to support creative workflows and data pipelines.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and implement high‑availability compute and storage solutions that meet the evolving needs of creative teams worldwide.
- Collaborate with data scientists, media engineers, and platform teams to optimize performance, reliability, and cost across AWS services.
- Design and maintain distributed systems, ensuring robust data pipelines, low latency, and fault tolerance for large media assets.
- Drive automation and tooling using Python and CI/CD pipelines to accelerate deployment and reduce manual effort.
- Mentor junior engineers, conduct code reviews, and champion best practices in software quality and security.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in systems engineering or software development with a focus on large‑scale distributed infrastructure.
- Proficiency in Python and C++ for performance‑critical components.
- Hands‑on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, EKS, Lambda) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
- Strong understanding of networking, storage technologies, and media workflows.
- Excellent problem‑solving skills, communication, and a passion for creative content delivery.
Skills
pythoncawskubernetes