[Remote] Data Engineer (L5)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Netflix is a global entertainment company that uses creativity and technology to deliver streaming video at massive scale. The Data Engineer will build efficient data-processing systems and model data for analytics, product features, business metrics, and machine-learning models while collaborating with business, engineering, and data science teams.

Responsibilities

• You strive to write elegant code, and you're comfortable with picking up new technologies independently
• You are proficient in at least one major programming language (e.g. Java, Scala, Python) and comfortable working with SQL
• You enjoy helping teams push the boundaries of analytical insights, creating new product features using data, and powering machine-learning models
• You have a strong background in at least one of the following: distributed data processing or software engineering of data services, or data modeling
• You are familiar with big data technologies like Spark or Flink and comfortable working with web-scale datasets
• You have an eye for detail, good data intuition, and a passion for data quality
• You appreciate the importance of great documentation and data debugging skills
• You relate to and embody many of the aspects of the [Netflix Culture](https://jobs.netflix.com/culture). You love working independently while also collaborating and giving/receiving candid feedback
• You are comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment with ambiguous requirements. You are nimble and take intelligent risks

Skills

• Candidates should have knowledge across several of these skill sets and usually need to be deep in at least one
• Location of work: We are considering candidates who are willing to relocate to Los Gatos, California, as well as fully-remote candidates (remote in the US with occasional visits to Los Gatos) depending on the team your skills are most aligned with
• You strive to write elegant code, and you're comfortable with picking up new technologies independently
• You are proficient in at least one major programming language (e.g. Java, Scala, Python) and comfortable working with SQL
• You enjoy helping teams push the boundaries of analytical insights, creating new product features using data, and powering machine-learning models
• You have a strong background in at least one of the following: distributed data processing or software engineering of data services, or data modeling
• You are familiar with big data technologies like Spark or Flink and comfortable working with web-scale datasets
• You have an eye for detail, good data intuition, and a passion for data quality
• You appreciate the importance of great documentation and data debugging skills
• You relate to and embody many of the aspects of the [Netflix Culture](https://jobs.netflix.com/culture). You love working independently while also collaborating and giving/receiving candid feedback
• You are comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment with ambiguous requirements. You are nimble and take intelligent risks

Benefits

• 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
• Life and Serious Injury Benefits
• 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
• Fully remote work in the US with occasional visits to Los Gatos, depending on the team your skills are most aligned with

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