Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services with 278 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.

The Role

We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer to join us in supporting the growing needs of the Netflix development ecosystem. We need an unusually responsible Engineer who is looking to understand and improve the Spring framework experience. If you are naturally curious, empathetic and innovative, you will excel in this role.

The Team

At the heart of Netflix technology is the Platform organization, which serves as the foundation for Netflix application development, and powers the viewing experience of millions of customers every day. As part of this Platform Org, the Java Integration Framework (JIF) Team provides the backend application framework to integrate all the Netflix-specific needs for our large-scale microservice architecture. The Java Team provides guidance, support and innovative technology to keep Netflix on the leading edge of the entertainment industry.

What We’ll Expect From You

• Be curious - be proactive in seeking to understand nuances and perspectives.

• Be a strong team player - enjoying working with others collaboratively to find solutions.

• Own and drive initiatives to support Java service development in the Netflix ecosystem.

• Always seek to improve and innovate on the status quo.

• Have a strong focus on developer experience.

What To Expect From Us

• High Impact - your work will be crucial for the ongoing growth and success of the core Netflix platform.

• Exciting challenges - there is a wealth of opportunity for learning and growing, and our culture both enables and encourages you to rise to the challenges.

• Great team environment - you will be working with other excellent Engineers, who value collaboration and communication.

Must haves:

• Microservice architecture experience (preferred at scale)

• Strong experience with dependency injection frameworks, preferably Spring Boot framework

• Experience working with partner and stakeholder teams on creating solutions with myriad, sometimes conflicting, requirements

• Experience with providing platforms and frameworks

• 5+ years of industry experience developing in Java for the above

Nice to have:

• Experience in managing Java library lifecycle, as well as services.

• Experience with the GraphQL framework

• Solid understanding of what can go wrong in a large scale network

• Customer support experience (or similar e.g. teaching, mentoring)

• Experience building developer tools such as IntelliJ and Gradle plugins

Our culture is unique, and we tend to live by our values, allowing you to do your best work and grow. To learn more about Productivity Engineering, feel free to listen to this podcast.

Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $100,000 - $720,000.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more detail about our Benefits here.

Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity of thought and background 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.