Distributed Systems Engineer 5 - Membership & Monetization Platform
Netflix
USA - Remote
Base: $388,000.00 - $619,000.00; bonus/equity: no ...
Remote
9+ years experience building resilient distributed systems
Experience with race conditions and eventual consistency
Platform mindset translating business directives to scalable solutions
Netflix is seeking a Distributed Systems Engineer for its Membership & Monetization Platform team, responsible for managing subscription and pricing systems for over 330 million members globally. The role emphasizes building resilient, high-scale distributed systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance commerce experiences
Job Summary
The team owns the Tier 0 commerce backbone managing subscription state and pricing for over 330 million members globally.
Engineers are expected to tackle complex distributed systems challenges including race conditions, consistency guarantees, and throughput optimization.
Netflix offers a unique compensation structure where employees choose their salary versus stock option split annually.
Matching Summary
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Netflix is seeking a Distributed Systems Engineer for its Membership & Monetization Platform team, responsible for managing subscription and pricing systems for over 330 million members globally. The role emphasizes building resilient, high-scale distributed systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance commerce experiences.
Salary
Base: $388,000.00 - $619,000.00; Bonus/Equity: No bonuses; Employees choose annual split between salary and stock options; Benefits: Comprehensive health plans, 401(k) match, flexible time off
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
9+ years experience building resilient distributed systems
Experience with race conditions and eventual consistency
Platform mindset translating business directives to scalable solutions
End-to-end ownership of design through production operations
Nice-to-have
Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, C#, or Scala
Experience with ElasticSearch, Kafka, Hive, or AWS
Familiarity with Presto, Spark SQL, or Apache Flink
Knowledge of gRPC, GraphQL, or RESTful API design
Experience with multi-region data stores like Cassandra or Aurora
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
9+ years of production experience with high-scale systems
Ability to handle on-call rotation for Tier 0 services