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Security Software Engineer (L5), Detection Engineering

Netflix

$190,000 - $920,000
Dec 7, 2025
Remote, US
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Netflix is looking to mature and expand its detection frameworks, platforms, and portfolio to minimize risk by proactively surfacing malicious or anomalous behavior and identifying attacker presence or activity.

Requirements

  • Significant experience writing detections at scale using a detection-as-code approach
  • Software engineering experience in a cloud-based environment and ability to contribute to our in-house platforms that are written in Python
  • Familiarity with SQL/Hive and handling large data sets, in particular unstructured log data
  • Familiarity with computer and network security concepts
  • Experience working in a continuous integration and continuous delivery, cloud-based environment
  • Experience working in AWS needed, other IaaS providers is a plus
  • Experience writing and tuning AWS detections is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Analyzing high-risk attack paths that could have substantial impact on Netflix
  • Creating focused detections to reduce risk to the business
  • Mature and expand detection frameworks, platforms, and portfolio
  • Create and continually improve detections that run on our own platforms
  • Proactively surfacing malicious or anomalous behavior to identify attacker presence or activity
  • Using a risk-based prioritization mindset to focus efforts and generate the largest impact and benefits for Netflix
  • Creating compensating detective controls in order to shorten the time to discovery

Other

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Comfortable working on ambitious projects with a very small, tight-knit team
  • Ability to effectively operate across teams and disciplines in highly ambiguous and rapidly changing environment
  • Must be willing to work in a unique culture and environment
  • Must be willing to participate in an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity