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Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with 283 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time. Netflix has been changing how people watch shows and movies, enabling on-demand access to thousands of movies and TV shows. Recently, Netflix has expanded its entertainment offering to include Live content, like Chris Rock Comedy Special, the SAG Awards ceremony or The Netflix Slam tennis match. Bringing stories in real-time to 283 million viewers around the world is a hard challenge, demanding exceptional levels of stability and reliability from dozens of services and systems between camera and device screens. About the role In this role, you will support our live streaming events by focusing on cloud traffic (API Gateway, IPC between microservices). You will prepare and execute various load tests to ensure both individual critical applications and overall cloud infrastructure can handle sudden increases in API traffic, especially at the start of events. You will also implement end-to-end observability and visualize the data to achieve the desired availability at scale. You will impact multiple areas of the live event lifecycle, from the planning phase through testing and event launch days. Responsibilities Drive continual improvement in observability, monitoring, and scalability, with the primary goal of solving the thundering herd problem with cloud traffic (API gateway, IPC between microservices) for live streaming. Implement, automate, execute, and analyze the results from a wide range of live streaming delivery-focused functional, performance, resilience, and fault injection testing. Write and review code, develop documentation, and debug complex problems between systems and components. Coordination, collaboration, and partnership across multiple stakeholders for the smooth execution of live-streaming events. Participate in an on-call rotation and be able to work with flexible hours based on the live events schedule. Qualifications 5+ years of service reliability/operational experience running large-scale, high-performance systems & internet services with a focus on traffic at scale. Knowledge of and proven experience with L4 Load Balancer, cache, and reverse proxy technologies. Expert-level knowledge of Unix or Linux systems and TCP/IP network fundamentals. Proficient understanding of networking principles, transport, and application protocols, especially DNS, TLS, and Proficient in a programming language such as Go, Python, Rust. Experience with using real-time and BigData analytic processing technologies (Kafka, time series database and Presto/Trino, Spark SQL, etc). Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment and to communicate effectively with internal and external partners. Preferred - B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent professional experience). 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 $100,000-$720,000. 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. 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. Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled. #J-18808-Ljbffr Netflix

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