# Software Engineering L5, Open Connect Platform at Netflix

- Company: Netflix
- What the company does: Watch Netflix movies & TV shows online or stream right to your smart TV, game console, PC, Mac, mobile, tablet and more. Backed by IVP and Redpoint.
- Company website: https://www.netflix.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: USA - Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-09-25
- Apply by: 2026-11-09
- Apply: https://netflix.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Netflix/job/USA---Remote/Software-Engineering-L5--Open-Connect-Platform_JR42807
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/netflix-software-engineering-l5-open-connect-platform/

## About the role

You will be charged with handling impactful availability, scalability, and usability challenges and must self-define optimal ways to configure, manage, and observe our growing Open Connect platform. Our platform is a fundamental building block to our streaming initiatives - providing critical solutions for one of the world’s largest CDNs and empowering stakeholders to operate the CDN more efficiently and reliably. In this position, you will have the opportunity to work in a wide variety of areas, such as:

## What they're looking for

- Someone who likes to work hands-on and self-direct in a fast-paced environment that gives you great freedom and responsibility
- Able to see beyond immediate specifications, can summarize requirements, and architect forward-looking solutions that cross multiple applications
- Capable of working in a highly-collaborative environment alongside your teammates, engineers, Partner Engagement Managers, project managers, and operations teams
- Articulate in communicating opportunities for continuous improvements to existing systems with a clear understanding of the impact on the business
- Always striving to develop and deploy in measured increments while taking responsibility for the quality of your work
- 5+ years of expertise in Java, or similar object-oriented language, with confidence and experience in debugging and problem-solving skills