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Netflix

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1997

📱 Media

👥 B2C

Media • B2C

Netflix is a global streaming entertainment company and content producer whose stated mission is "to entertain the world. " It operates a consumer-facing subscription platform offering on-demand TV shows, films, and original programming, and also runs a public careers site emphasizing culture, inclusion, and hiring accommodations. The provided text highlights Netflix’s focus on recruiting talent worldwide, its work-life and culture pages, and its public-facing employer materials.

📋 Description

• Define and evolve the security architecture of the full compute stack, from FPGA, BIOS/UEFI, and BMC hardware interfaces through FreeBSD and Linux operating systems • Implement security enhancements through kernel and user-space development, configuration changes, TPMs, and hardware-based security features • Drive platform integrity initiatives including measured/secure boot and improved BMC access controls and auditability • Analyze and triage system-level security bugs, including hardware/GPU and OS isolation issues • Provide appliance security expertise during incident response • Partner with stakeholders to build secure architecture for binary ingestion and execution • Develop automated systems and low-level tooling for vulnerability research and to reduce manual security overhead in build, test, and release workflows • Act as a security liaison between Open Connect and other organizations, silicon/firmware vendors, OS communities, and disclosure partners • Learn and adapt to new architectures and features

🎯 Requirements

• Proven track record of architecting and implementing security features that meaningfully improve system security • Deep expertise in low-level systems and hardware security across kernels, firmware, BMC, BIOS/UEFI, and FPGA • Experience using containers or virtual machines to enhance security • Success partnering cross-functionally to improve security posture • Experience using AI agents to automate security research • Ability to define and self-manage cross-functional projects driven by ambiguous questions • Ability to translate business and product goals into security requirements, technical design, and implementation • Self-starter mindset, curiosity, and willingness to ask questions • Quick learner excited about new technologies • Thoughtful collaboration and ownership of projects from conception to production • Preferred: security research experience with published materials • Preferred: penetration testing experience identifying meaningful improvement opportunities and security gaps • Preferred: kernel development experience • Preferred: experience with TPMs/HSMs, trusted execution environments, and other hardware features • Preferred: measured/secure boot and hardware roots of trust experience • Preferred: highly distributed systems and fuzzing experience • Preferred: FreeBSD and Linux security experience, with familiarity with GPU/virtualization isolation • Preferred: C, Golang, and Python experience

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual compensation may be allocated between salary and stock options • Health Plans • Mental Health support • 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 • Disability accommodation/adjustment support during the hiring process