Software Engineer 5 - Consumer UI Engineering

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with 283 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.

Consumer Engineering continuously improves the Netflix experience to delight, attract, and retain our members. We’re responsible for much of what our members interact with when they use Netflix - from our streaming algorithms to our client and server playback systems to the UI our members use daily to find their next favorite Netflix title. 

We’re passionate about UI, ergonomics, performance, and high-quality developer experiences.

We celebrate diversity of identities, ideas, backgrounds, and experiences. We believe our best work stems from fostering safety & trust and enabling each of us to be our authentic selves. We selflessly use our unique strengths to support one another and help each other grow.

We have a distributed team with teammates across the US. While some of us are in person, the team is committed to ensuring remote work is a collaborative and productive experience for everyone, regardless of where you commit code.

The Role

We are looking for a stellar product engineer to help deliver novel features on the consumer-facing Netflix experiences on TV devices. The mission is to enable members to discover and connect with . This role will partner with designers and product managers to define and refine concepts that will . The work will reach millions of members worldwide on hundreds of different devices, from streaming sticks to smart TVs.

Who You Are

• Experience designing, building, and shipping consumer-facing software.

• Experience leading projects and communicating with multiple cross-functional partners.

• Strong project management skills.

• Able to design, architect, debug, test, and create well-documented code.

• Able to identify and componentize common abstractions with an eye for performance and stability of large-scale systems.

• Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript.

• You strive to elevate the knowledge and skills of yourself and others in a way that fosters an inclusive, collaborative environment.

What Sets You Apart

• You’re passionate about writing elegantly designed, maintainable, performant software.

• You enjoy pushing the boundaries of what technology can do and exploring uncharted waters.

• You love to empower other engineers and strive to find ways to accelerate innovation (Core).

• You are curious about how members use our application and eager to build product features that entertain the world (Product).

• Colleagues appreciate the unique perspectives and balanced views you bring to collaborations.

• You value the perspective of others when identifying solutions.

• You know there is rarely one ‘right’ solution, and you make thoughtful trade-offs.

• You understand that our goal is to solve problems, and a language, framework, or library is a means to an end.

• You have a strong sense of independence, bias towards action, and inclination for collaboration.

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 details about our Benefits .

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.