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10 Netflix software engineers
These ten current Netflix software engineers hold senior software engineer roles at Netflix on work that includes the TV platform, studio and production planning systems, distributed backends and full-stack applications. A reader can learn what software engineer work at Netflix involves from people who have done it.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ben Gerszewski
LinkedInExperience: Senior Software Engineer · Netflix
Senior Software Engineer at Netflix since 2025 and former Software Engineer at Netflix (2023–2025), based in Seattle. Ben Gerszewski describes building distributed systems using cloud technologies with a focus on performance, scalability and reliability. Former Software Development Engineer II (2022–2023) and Software Development Engineer (2020–2022) at Amazon.
Damir Svrtan
LinkedInExperience: Senior Software Engineer - Platform Modernization Engineering · Netflix
Senior Software Engineer - Platform Modernization Engineering at Netflix since 2023. Damir Svrtan also held Netflix roles as Senior Software Engineer - Production Planning Engineering (2020–2023), Interim Engineering Manager - Studio Productions Engineering (2020) and Senior Software Engineer - Studio Productions Engineering (2018–2020).
Jacob W.
LinkedInExperience: Senior Software Engineer · Netflix
Senior Software Engineer at Netflix since 2024 and former Software Engineer at Netflix (2023–2024), based in Seattle. Jacob W. was previously Senior Software Engineer (2022–2023), Software Engineer II (2020–2022) and Software Engineer I (2020) at Twitter.
Jeremy Kelly
LinkedInExperience: Senior Software Engineer · Netflix
Senior Software Engineer at Netflix since 2019, working to improve the Netflix streaming experience in the living room and beyond, per the profile. Former Lead Software Engineer at BombBomb (2015–2019), and Senior Software Engineer at Protiviti (2013–2015) and at UBM plc (2009–2013).
Josh Hargreaves
LinkedInExperience: Senior Software Engineer · Netflix
Senior Software Engineer at Netflix since 2021, based in New York, working on the Netflix TV Platform team, per the profile. Josh Hargreaves says they specialize in infrastructure for front-end applications. Former Senior Software Engineer at Bloomberg (2015–2021).
Judah Okeleye
LinkedInExperience: Senior Software Engineer · Netflix
Senior Software Engineer at Netflix since 2021, based in San Francisco, building distributed backend systems that power Netflix's growth and monetization, per the profile. Former Software Engineer at Uber (2018–2021), Software Engineer III at Cisco (2016–2018) and IT Associate Developer at The Home Depot (2014–2016).
Patrick Z.
LinkedInExperience: Senior Software Engineer · Netflix
Senior Software Engineer at Netflix since 2024, working remotely as a full-stack engineer with React, Typescript, Graphql, NodeJS and Java, and championing AI coding tools within the team, per the profile. Former Senior Software Engineer at Twilio (2022–2024) and at Northwestern Mutual (2021–2022).
Saikat Bhadra
LinkedInExperience: Senior Software Engineer · Netflix
Senior Software Engineer at Netflix since 2024, listed in the engineering and technical department at senior level. Former Senior Software Engineer at Square (2020–2024), and Senior Software Engineer (2018–2019) and Software Engineer (2015–2018) at Castlight Health.
Ved V.
LinkedInExperience: Senior Software Engineer · Netflix
Senior Software Engineer at Netflix since 2026, based in San Francisco and listed in the engineering and technical department. Former Senior Software Engineer (2023–2026) and Software Engineer (2020–2023) at Apple, and Software Engineer at Netskope (2018–2020).
Venky Sakuru
LinkedInExperience: Senior Software Engineer · Netflix
Senior Software Engineer at Netflix since 2026, working remotely and listed in the engineering and technical department. Former Senior Software Development Engineer (2022–2026) and Software Development Engineer (2020–2021) at Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Software Engineer at IMDb.com (2016–2020).
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Choose the engineer whose area is closest to your question, since device and TV platform work, studio systems and backend services involve different problems. Check how long each person has been at Netflix, since recent joiners and long-tenured engineers have seen different stages of the systems.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you keep a distributed backend reliable and observable as usage grows?
- 02What does it take to build software that runs well across many TV devices?
- 03How do engineering teams modernize older internal platforms without disrupting the people who depend on them?
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