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Support Solutions Engineer (L5) Data Platform, Big Data / Analytics

Netflix

Location

USA

Type

Full-time

Posted

4/28/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
Approval 98.4%·Filings 128·New hires 57·
💎 Strong Sponsor
·FY 2025

Job description

Netflix is seeking a Support Solutions Engineer to enhance the developer support experience by troubleshooting issues, automating support needs, and improving documentation. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in big data technologies and a passion for customer service and automation.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 5 years of professional support or engineering experience, particularly in Big data technologies including Spark, Trino, Druid, Iceberg, Hadoop framework, Kafka and Flink.
  • Prior experience supporting platforms built using open source technologies such as Apache Kafka, Spark, and Hadoop.
  • Experience with big data warehouse storage systems (e.g. Iceberg).
  • At least 1 year of experience in providing technical support for Kafka clusters or other pub/sub systems like Google Cloud Pub/Sub, RabbitMQ, etc.
  • Ability to read and write SQL queries to pull required complex data to support any reported issues/product defects.
  • Prior experience with cloud infrastructure and/or container orchestration platform.
  • Desire and aptitude to learn how the pieces of the big data platform work together.
  • Ability to adapt to new tools and technologies quickly.
  • Proficient in at least one programming language, ideally Python and/or Java.
  • Experience in developing tools and scripts to automate processes and improve efficiency.
  • Demonstrated ability to provide superior customer support across a complex organization.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong collaboration skills and experience working with cross-functional teams.
  • Passion for creating technical documentation and tutorials.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and handle customer requests, troubleshooting and solving issues.
  • Automate support needs and develop support documentation and runbooks.
  • Improve and maintain support tools and automation.
  • Understand product offerings and continuously look for ways to improve the engineering support experience.

Benefits

  • Employees at Netflix are often offered flexible, people-first benefits—unlimited time away, generous parental leave, global family-forming support, mental-health programs (mindfulness, free counseling/coaching), and health coverage tailored by country. Financially, Netflix pays at personal top-of-market and lets employees choose their mix of cash vs. fully-vested 10-year stock options, alongside donation and volunteer matching. Convenience perks can include trust-based travel/expense policies, relocation support, and “Work, Not Drive” rideshare flexibility.

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