Software Engineer (L5) — Developer Platform

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Netflix

full-time

Posted: March 28, 2025

Number of Vacancies: 1

Job Description

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.About the Developer Platform TeamsThe Infrastructure Engineering Org at Netflix has teams focusing on a number of different areas including: test infrastructure, resilience & reliability tooling, internal application interface development, improving the technical health of systems, and collecting and reporting on the metrics that help Netflix quantify and improve developer productivity. These teams work across Java, Python, and JavaScript, building applications and services in these languages as well as serving our internal customers who work in one or more of these languages.We are hiring for this role across the following Developer Platform teams:Platform Modernization EngineeringThe Platform Modernization Engineering team’s mission is to enable Netflix engineering teams to rapidly build and create innovative experiences by making software changes transparent using automation of large-scale upgrades and improving developer productivity using discovery, learning and support tools. This central team is responsible for evangelizing the evolution of a safe, healthy and efficient software ecosystem and for identifying and driving product adoptions and software changes for Netflix fleet of services. Framework Lifecycle Management FLM is a newly formed team in the Developer Productivity organization, and will be responsible for Framework SDLC management. This involves making sure that Java Platform libraries and tools are managed and shipped to customers in a timely and non-disruptive manner. Distributed Refactoring PlatformNetflix’s source code is distributed across tens of thousands of code repositories written in numerous programming languages managed by thousands of engineers. It is the job of platform teams at Netflix to build tools and services to simplify the process of building and maintaining software systems at this scale. The Distributed Refactoring Platform team’s purpose is to build services and APIs to safely accelerate the rate of source code modernization and changes at Netflix. As a part of the larger Productivity Engineering organization, this team will partner closely with other platform teams at Netflix to ensure source code follows Netflix's paved path and the latest best practices. In short, we aim to make refactoring in Netflix effortless.About the RoleWe are seeking experienced Software Engineers who are passionate about writing software that will help other engineers write software. The ideal candidate will have a strong generalist background, having built moderately complex applications in Python or Java. This role requires demonstrated experience scaling services and applications to serve hundreds of users and thousands of requests per minute. Engineers in this job will interact with customers and product managers to ensure that the team is delivering the tools and features needed by Netflix. Writing design documents, driving changes across teams and organizations, and ensuring the reliability and success of productivity tools is a significant part of this role. The tools and services delivered by engineers in this role will span multiple parts of the stack (from persistence and data layers through business logic and service APIs to front-end user UX) so familiarity with each of those areas is required, though focus, experience, and expertise may be concentrated on one layer.Key ResponsibilitiesSoftware Development: Write software that assists other engineers in their software development processes.Application Building: Develop moderately complex applications using Java and other programming languagesService Scaling: Scale services and applications to efficiently handle hundreds of users and thousands of requests per minute.Customer and Product Interaction: Engage with customers and product managers to ensure the delivery of necessary tools and features.Design Documentation: Write design documents and drive changes across teams and organizations.Tool Reliability: Ensure the reliability and success of productivity tools.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work across different layers of the stack, focusing expertise on one layer while maintaining familiarity with others.Data Modelling & Analysis: Choose storage solutions and design data models for relation and non-relational datasets. Write queries and reports to power analytics and dashboards for customer teams and organizations.Who You AreA skilled software engineer with experience in developer platform or productivity teams.A meticulous software designer who researches and documents technical tradeoffs clearly and concisely.A self-motivated and organized individual who can independently drive a project from design to productionA proactive communicator who engages effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.A developer who is passionate about writing tests for their code and has demonstrable experience solving difficult testing and reliability challenges in complex domains.A problem-solver who can leverage data to make quantitative decisions and seeks out creative approaches in order to derive useful signals from noisy systems.An effective collaborator who can work closely with customer teams and partner teams to create tailored strategies to execute software change campaigns effectively.A passionate advocate for developer productivity using tooling investments for better discovery, learning and supportExperience We’d Be Excited AboutExpertise in one or more the following languages: Java, Python, JavaScript, GolangFamiliarity with relational and non-relational databases and data stores.Performance engineering experience and work with load and traffic generation tools.Passion for maintaining the technical health of our software ecosystem to enable faster innovation You are an expert in using one or more of the following build tools or frameworks: Gradle, UV, Bazel, pipYou have implemented advanced log, metric, or error stacktrace analysis.You have hands-on experience using machine learning or statistical analysis on moderately large data setsFamiliarity with running and debugging services and applications in Linux environmentsFamiliarity with managing applications in AWS and familiarity with the core AWS service and feature ecosystems (EC2, S3, etc.) Familiarity with Kubernetes or other container management solutionsExperience designing, building, and operating continuous delivery and continuous integration systems.Full-Stack Development: deliver tools and services that span multiple parts of the stack, including persistence and data layers, business logic, service APIs, and front-end user experience (UX).Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.

Locations

  • Warsaw, Poland

Salary

Salary not disclosed

Estimated Salary Rangemedium confidence

90,000 - 140,000 USD / yearly

Source: ai estimated

* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.

Skills Required

  • built moderately complex applications in Python or Javaintermediate
  • scaling services and applications to serve hundreds of users and thousands of requests per minuteintermediate
  • familiarity with each of those areas [persistence and data layers through business logic and service APIs to front-end user UX]intermediate
  • Develop moderately complex applications using Java and other programming languagesintermediate
  • Expertise in one or more the following languages: Java, Python, JavaScript, Golangintermediate
  • Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases and data storesintermediate
  • Performance engineering experience and work with load and traffic generation toolsintermediate
  • expert in using one or more of the following build tools or frameworks: Gradle, UV, Bazel, pipintermediate
  • implemented advanced log, metric, or error stacktrace analysisintermediate
  • hands-on experience using machine learning or statistical analysis on moderately large data setsintermediate
  • Familiarity with running and debugging services and applications in Linux environmentsintermediate
  • Familiarity with managing applications in AWS and familiarity with the core AWS service and feature ecosystems (EC2, S3, etc.)intermediate
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes or other container management solutionsintermediate
  • Experience designing, building, and operating continuous delivery and continuous integration systemsintermediate

Required Qualifications

  • A skilled software engineer with experience in developer platform or productivity teams. (experience)
  • A meticulous software designer who researches and documents technical tradeoffs clearly and concisely. (experience)
  • A self-motivated and organized individual who can independently drive a project from design to production (experience)
  • A proactive communicator who engages effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders. (experience)
  • A developer who is passionate about writing tests for their code and has demonstrable experience solving difficult testing and reliability challenges in complex domains. (experience)
  • A problem-solver who can leverage data to make quantitative decisions and seeks out creative approaches in order to derive useful signals from noisy systems. (experience)
  • An effective collaborator who can work closely with customer teams and partner teams to create tailored strategies to execute software change campaigns effectively. (experience)
  • A passionate advocate for developer productivity using tooling investments for better discovery, learning and support (experience)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Expertise in one or more the following languages: Java, Python, JavaScript, Golang (experience)
  • Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases and data stores. (experience)
  • Performance engineering experience and work with load and traffic generation tools. (experience)
  • Passion for maintaining the technical health of our software ecosystem to enable faster innovation (experience)
  • You are an expert in using one or more of the following build tools or frameworks: Gradle, UV, Bazel, pip (experience)
  • You have implemented advanced log, metric, or error stacktrace analysis. (experience)
  • You have hands-on experience using machine learning or statistical analysis on moderately large data sets (experience)
  • Familiarity with running and debugging services and applications in Linux environments (experience)
  • Familiarity with managing applications in AWS and familiarity with the core AWS service and feature ecosystems (EC2, S3, etc.) (experience)
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes or other container management solutions (experience)
  • Experience designing, building, and operating continuous delivery and continuous integration systems. (experience)
  • Full-Stack Development: deliver tools and services that span multiple parts of the stack, including persistence and data layers, business logic, service APIs, and front-end user experience (UX). (experience)

Responsibilities

  • Software Development: Write software that assists other engineers in their software development processes.
  • Application Building: Develop moderately complex applications using Java and other programming languages
  • Service Scaling: Scale services and applications to efficiently handle hundreds of users and thousands of requests per minute.
  • Customer and Product Interaction: Engage with customers and product managers to ensure the delivery of necessary tools and features.
  • Design Documentation: Write design documents and drive changes across teams and organizations.
  • Tool Reliability: Ensure the reliability and success of productivity tools.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work across different layers of the stack, focusing expertise on one layer while maintaining familiarity with others.
  • Data Modelling & Analysis: Choose storage solutions and design data models for relation and non-relational datasets. Write queries and reports to power analytics and dashboards for customer teams and organizations.

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