Software Engineer 5— Platform Modernization Engineering
Core
Design and build automation tooling and pipelines to execute large-scale code and infrastructure migration campaigns across Netflix's fleet of thousands of services.
Role type
Senior IC Platform Modernization Engineer (Infrastructure)
Builds
Fleet-wide migration automation pipelines, orchestration systems, and tooling for the Paved Path adoption.
Domain
Streaming media / Cloud Infrastructure / Platform Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Large-scale backend engineering, Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes), AI-driven solution building, Technical design & documentation, Cross-functional stakeholder management, Operational telemetry & monitoring
Preferred skills
Large-scale code migration experience, LLM/AI agent integration, Fleet-management systems, Java or Python backend expertise, Adoption metrics design
Technologies
AWS (EC2, S3, EKS/Kubernetes), AI/LLM frameworks, Kubernetes, Python, Java
Responsibilities
Design and execute large-scale migration campaigns from scoping to completion; Build and extend internal automation platforms using AI and batch orchestration; Write technical design documents and drive tradeoff decisions; Partner with platform teams to de-risk infrastructure changes; Advocate for Paved Path adoption and influence product roadmaps; Instrument migrations with telemetry to monitor fleet health and adoption.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
