Netflix is hiring a Solutions Engineer to partner with Sales and Customer Engineering as the technical expert for our database platform. You will help customers solve their most challenging database problems by leading technical discovery, designing and executing proof of value timelines, and crafting migration strategies.
What You'll Do
- Partner with Sales and Customer Engineering throughout the pre-sales and post-sales journey as the technical expert.
- Lead technical discovery to match customers’ business and technical objectives with our offerings.
- Design and execute proof of value timelines that deliver on agreed upon business outcomes and success criteria.
- Design database migration strategies and work hands-on with customers to execute migrations to our PostgreSQL and Vitess platforms.
- Assess workloads, analyze performance requirements, and recommend architecture, sizing, and optimization strategies.
- Build tools, scripts, and automation that accelerate migrations and improve customer onboarding.
- Create educational content including documentation, guides, blog posts, workshops, and videos.
- Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to advocate for customer needs and shape the platform.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL in production, including operations, performance tuning, and troubleshooting or 5+ years of experience supporting customers with these workloads.
- Experience working with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure, or OCI).
- Proven success in customer-facing technical roles such as Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer, or Technical Account Manager.
- Strong understanding of database migration strategies and tooling.
- Experience evaluating database solutions including architecture reviews, capacity planning, and performance analysis.
- Ability to write scripts and tools in Python, Go, or JavaScript.
- Experience creating technical content such as documentation, tutorials, or blog posts.
Nice to Have
- Experience with AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) or logical replication tools.
- Knowledge of Vitess, database sharding, or distributed database systems.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Contributions to open-source projects or active participation in database communities.
- Public speaking experience at conferences or meetups.
Technical Stack
- Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Vitess
- Cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI
- Languages: Python, Go, JavaScript
- Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Terraform, CloudFormation
Team & Environment
You will be an early member of the Sales team.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $160,000 - $250,000 USD
Work Mode
This role is open to candidates based remotely in the United States.
We strive to build an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally respected and valued, whether they are a candidate or an employee. We welcome applicants of any educational background, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, citizenship, socioeconomic status, disability, pregnancy status, and veteran status.
