In this role at Netflix, you will support live streaming events by managing cloud traffic and ensuring the infrastructure can handle sudden increases in API traffic. You will implement observability, conduct load tests, and collaborate with various stakeholders throughout the live event lifecycle.

• 5+ years service reliability/operational experience running large scale, high performance systems & internet services with focus on traffic at scale.
• Knowledge of and proven experience with L4 Load Balancer, HTTP 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 HTTP(s).
• Proficient in a programming language such as Go, Python, Rust.
• Experience with using real time and BigData analytics processing technologies (Kafka, time series database and Presto/Trino, Spark SQL).
• 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).

• Drive continual improvement in observability, monitoring, and scalability with the primary goal to solve the thundering herd problem with cloud traffic.
• Implement, automate, execute, and analyze the results from a broad 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.

• 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.