Software Engineer (L4), Privacy Infrastructure Engineering

At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what's next.

Now is an exciting time to join Netflix as we continue to expand globally and into new products, like games. As we grow, we are committed to fostering user trust and transparency while balancing business needs. A key focus area is ensuring a seamless and consumer-centric approach to data collection, consent, and privacy controls. We aim to set the foundation for a best-in-class privacy experience that empowers users while supporting business innovation.

The Team

The Privacy & Data Protection Engineering (PDPE) organization at Netflix ensures responsible data use and provides confidence that privacy and security risks are managed across the company. PDPE is a cross-functional team comprising Privacy Engineering, Data Protection, and Privacy Infrastructure Engineering.

The Privacy Infrastructure Engineering team plays a key role in this mission. We work closely with our stunning colleagues in privacy engineering and data protection designing and building privacy and data protection solutions for the entire company. We promote privacy-enhancing designs, set engineering standards and build systems to ensure Netflix is managing data correctly. We are a small and agile team with tremendous visibility and impact.

The Role

We are looking for a Software Engineer to build privacy engineering solutions spanning over the entire Netflix infrastructure. In this role, you will partner closely with other software engineers, data scientists and TPMs to design, prototype, develop, run and improve data detection, classification and metadata systems at scale. This role provides an unique opportunity to work across diverse environments including distributed systems, data streaming and data warehouse. You will have the opportunity to innovate, solve challenging problems and impact the business in a meaningful way.

Desired Background

• You are passionate about privacy and data protection. However, prior experience in privacy engineering is not required.

• You are a strong software engineer highly proficient in Java.
• You have experience developing software and building services and automation.
• You have a strong interest in working with data, large data sets, and modern data platforms.
• You have a bias towards action and are comfortable navigating through ambiguous environments.
• You're excited about demonstrating excellence, learning new technologies and growing your career.

Nice to have

• You have experience using SQL (any variant) with large data sets.
• You have experience in engineering data pipelines using big data technologies (Hive, Presto, Spark, Flink) on medium to large scale data sets.
• You have experience with large language models (LLMs) and machine learning.

Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $260,000.00 - $459,000.00. This compensation range will vary based on location.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more details about our Benefits here.

Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.