Full Stack Engineer at Netflix

Compensation

$388,000 – $558,000/yr

Setup: Remote
Type: Full-time

Description

Netflix is seeking a Full Stack Engineer (L5) to join their Games Social Experiences team. This role involves designing and building end-to-end social features, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring high-quality, performant, and accessible products. The engineer will work across various platforms including TV, Web, Android, and iOS, focusing on real-time social systems and leveraging AI-assisted engineering tools.

Required Skills

Backend Services
Client-Side UI
Real-Time Social Systems
Large-Scale A/B Experiments
Cross-Platform Code
Automated Tests
Testability
Cutting-Edge Technologies

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: Production experience building for at least two of the following platforms: TV UI, Android, iOS, and Web.
Architecting distributed back-end services and scaling systems for high availability.
Preferred Qualifications: GenAI fluency, actively uses AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate workflow, exercises strong judgment in validating AI outputs, and shows high learning velocity with emerging AI capabilities.
Self-starter who thrives in ambiguity, can identify the highest-leverage opportunities, and drive forward-looking technical roadmaps.
Thoughtful, practical approach to problem-solving that considers tradeoffs across platforms, latency, and user experience, and avoids over-engineering.
Effective collaborator who builds strong relationships with cross-functional partners (product, design, backend, trust and safety) through clear communication.
Strong coding skills across multiple languages and technology stacks (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Kotlin, Swift, server-side Java/Kotlin).
Cares about the quality, performance, and accessibility of the product shipped.