CareerPlan

Distributed Systems Engineer (L5) - Compute

USA - RemoteFull-time$388k–$619k2026-08-19 → 2026-10-30

Core

Design, develop, and operate high-leverage managed compute services and Kubernetes control/data planes to enable internet-scale computing for Netflix developers.

Role type

Senior IC distributed systems engineer (infrastructure)

Builds

Managed compute APIs, Kubernetes control-plane, container runtime, and underlying Linux compute nodes

Domain

Cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, container orchestration

Required skills

Kubernetes, Linux, Golang, Java, Python, large-scale infrastructure design, incident response, stakeholder alignment

Preferred skills

OSS contribution, industry trend analysis, cross-functional project leadership

Technologies

Kubernetes, Linux, AWS, Golang, Java, Python

Responsibilities

Design and develop managed compute services; operate Kubernetes control-plane and data plane; drive operational excellence and incident response; mentor peer engineers; align with stakeholders on strategic partnerships

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC