Security Software Engineer (L4), Detection Engineering

Benefits

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Salary

$260K-$459K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

208% above the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

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Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Work mode

Remote From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

In-office days

0 days From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Company stage

Public-company From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Security Software Engineer (L4), Detection Engineering USA - Remote At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what's next. The Team The Detection Engineering Team is responsible for analyzing high-risk attack paths that could have substantial impact on Netflix and creating focused detections to reduce risk to the business. This is facilitated by partnerships with stakeholder teams, stakeholder domain expertise, and individual contributor creativity. DetEng is part of a larger Detection and Response team which includes Attacker Emulation, Security Incident Response and Threat Intelligence. The Role We are looking for a detection engineer to help mature and expand our detection frameworks, platforms, and portfolio. The focus of our team is to create and continually improve detections that run on our own platforms to minimize risk to Netflix by proactively surfacing malicious or anomalous behavior to identify attacker presence or activity. We are a tight-knit team that provides value by creating compensating detective controls in order to shorten the time to discovery. Using a risk-based prioritization mindset, we focus our efforts to generate the largest impact and benefits for Netflix. Desired background: You are comfortable working across the information security domain, with familiarity in a combination of endpoint, email, network, identity management,

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