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# Principal Software Engineer

- **Company:** Netflix, Inc.
- **Location:** Flagstaff, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Google Cloud, .NET Core, Integration Tests, Kubernetes, Restful APIs, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_ba8e93b3c973a80c98e90863071f825d

## About the Role

* Proven Persuasion judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit
 * Working knowledge of Change Management alongside transferable PHP chops
 * Demonstrated calm when a Flagstaff, AZ client changes scope mid-stream
 * Experience translating PHP complexity for a non-technical audience
 * The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire
 * The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly

## Description

We're hiring a Principal Software Engineer for the unglamorous, essential work of making Google Cloud fast enough that nobody notices it at all. Put your 9 years of experience to work in a $176,000 - $236,000 role with ownership, mentorship, and room to grow., * Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with .NET Core

 * Sketch Google Cloud sequence diagrams that make the technology flow obvious to everyone
 * Walk technology stakeholders through Kubernetes tradeoffs in language Netflix Studios execs grasp
 * Own the metrics-driven edge cases in Netflix Studios's .NET Core billing nobody else wants to touch
 * Wire Kubernetes APIs to Change Management consumers so data lands where Flagstaff teams expect it
 * Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core Netflix Studios products
 * Pair .NET Core and Kubernetes in a pipeline Netflix Studios can extend without your help later
 * Write the .NET Core integration tests that catch regressions before Flagstaff, AZ ships them