Network Engineer, 5, Content Delivery

Netflix is responsible for a significant percentage of Internet traffic at peak times, and we are working collaboratively with Internet Service Providers to ensure that our great content is delivered in a manner that is both highly efficient and cost effective. Today, we deliver 100% of Netflix content from Open Connect, our purpose-built content delivery network. We need great network professionals to help us manage the remarkable challenge and opportunity that this scale represents.
The Open Connect team’s mission is to provide a high quality video streaming experience for our customers at a continually declining cost. The Open Connect Network Engineering group is focused on engineering and operation of the Open Connect Global backbone and egress connectivity to partners that is integral to our streaming service and also underpins the networking needs of our employees and content creators worldwide.
The Open Connect Network Engineering group is recruiting for a Senior Network Engineer. We are looking for the following characteristics in candidates.
A Highly Communicative Individual Who Will

• Collaborate with partners, carriers, data center providers and our hardware vendors to manage and troubleshoot the network (circuits, cross connects and trouble case management)
• Contribute and collaborate with members of our Network Tools team to develop a high level of automation to increase accuracy and decrease timeframes for day-to-day activities
• Interact with team members to operate, maintain and upgrade the Open Connect network infrastructure deployed in 80+ locations worldwide
• Have strong written and verbal skills for documentation and collaboration
• Work cross-functionally with internal teams and vendors to manage our continuous growth around the globe, with a strong focus on maintaining the high level of Quality of Experience (QoE) for Netflix’s users. This would include the Deployment, Provisioning and ISP Partner Engagement teams with regards ongoing egress and network capacity needs.
• When in doubt, and after exhausting self help resources available, exercise curiosity by leveraging the opinions of colleagues by seeking additional context or clarification as described within the Netflix Culture memo
• Contribute and collaborate with members of our Network Architecture team to implement and support complex network designs while providing operational considerations and constructive feedback

Your Skills And Experience Should Include

• Relevant professional experience
• Experience with the internet ecosystem, including the concepts of interconnection, peering, and transit
• Expert knowledge of IP routing, particularly BGP and IS-IS
• Experience with MPLS, QoS and DWDM concepts and technologies
• Familiarity in network automation with experience using Python
• Expert knowledge of large scale multi-vendor wide area networks (Arista, Cisco, Juniper)

This position includes rotating on-call assignment and occasional travel (quarterly offsites / conferences)
At Netflix, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors to determine your personal top of market. We rely on market indicators to determine compensation and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to get it right. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary and will also be dependent on your location.
The overall market range for roles in this area of Netflix is typically $100,000 - 700,000
This market range is based on total compensation (vs. only base salary), which is in line with our compensation philosophy. Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.