Netflix
Security Software Engineer (L5), Detection Engineering
Found: January 16, 2026
This role is remote-based in the USA.
Compensation:
$190,000 - $920,000 per year
Responsibilities:
Enhance detection frameworks and platforms, create focused detections to minimize risks, and collaborate with various teams to analyze attack paths.
Requirements:
- Experience writing detections at scale using a detection-as-code approach
- Software engineering experience in a cloud-based environment, particularly with Python
- Familiarity with SQL/Hive and handling large data sets
- Knowledge of computer and network security concepts
- Experience in a continuous integration and continuous delivery environment
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work on ambitious projects within a small team
- Experience with AWS and other IaaS providers is a plus
- Experience using GenAI technologies for security operations is a plus
- Java experience is a plus