Senior Site Reliability Engineer

One of our clients in the entertainment platform space is looking for a Level 5 Reliability Engineer with a deep background in nix systems, networking, data analysis, and operating large-scale platforms to help build, scale, automate, and maintain our globally distributed infrastructure. 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to enhance system resiliency, observability, monitoring, and automation—ensuring global operations remain scalable and reliable.

• Collect, evaluate, and interpret significant volumes of server and application performance data using the Netflix Big Data platform to uncover optimization opportunities and identify trends or anomalies needing deeper analysis.

• Support ISP partners with technical guidance for integrating our Open Connect Appliances.

• Act as a Tier 3 escalation point and take part in the on-call rotation to address platform incidents.

Required Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in site reliability or operational engineering roles supporting large-scale, high-performance systems with a focus on uptime and efficiency.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience (preferred).

• In-depth understanding of networking and protocols including TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, TLS, and HTTP/S; familiarity with CDN and HTTP caching/proxy technologies.

• Proficient in developing and maintaining automation using languages like Python.

• Advanced expertise in managing and troubleshooting Unix/Linux environments at scale—covering networking, storage, and OS fundamentals.

• Hands-on experience with distributed data processing tools such as Hive, Presto/Trino, or Spark SQL.

• Strong applied statistics knowledge with the ability to write code that detects anomalous system behavior.

• Some familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.

• Effective communicator and collaborator, comfortable working with internal teams and external partners alike.