Staff Product Designer, Developer Platform

3 Weeks ago • 8 Years + • Product Design • $310,000 PA - $710,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Staff Product Designer at Netflix's Developer Platform, you'll craft intuitive experiences for engineers worldwide. You will design complex workflows and systems, focusing on developer productivity, user experience, and technical infrastructure. Responsibilities include shaping design strategy for platform initiatives, defining design patterns, identifying innovation opportunities, and creating end-to-end experiences. You'll collaborate with product managers, engineers, and researchers on projects such as a unified developer portal, intelligent workflows, AI-powered experiences, and developer productivity tools. This role requires leadership in design execution, mentoring other designers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to shape and implement strategies.
Must have:
  • 8+ years Product Design experience
  • Developer tool/platform design experience
  • Strong system design portfolio
  • Expert in design tools (Figma)
  • Lead design initiatives
  • Cross-functional collaboration
Good to have:
  • Experience designing developer platforms or internal developer tools
  • Understanding of cloud infrastructure and development operations
  • Background in technical product design for enterprise software
  • Experience with AI/ML-enhanced user experiences
Perks:
  • Comprehensive benefits (Health Plans, Mental Health support, 401k)
  • Stock Option Program
  • Disability Programs
  • Family-forming benefits
  • Paid time off

Job Details

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.

Netflix's Developer Platform enables engineers to rapidly build and ship innovative experiences for our members and creators worldwide. Our platform streamlines the entire software lifecycle—from development to delivery to operations—maximizing engineer productivity, speed, quality, and impact.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Staff Product Designer to shape the future of developer experience at Netflix. In this role, you'll craft intuitive experiences that empower our engineers to focus on what matters most: entertaining the world. You'll design complex workflows and systems at the intersection of developer productivity, user experience, and technical infrastructure.

You'll tackle fascinating challenges like reimagining how developers discover and interact with our platform services, crafting intuitive interfaces for complex technical workflows, designing intelligent experiences that anticipate developer needs, and creating seamless workflows across the entire development lifecycle.

Working closely with product managers, engineers, and researchers, you'll shape critical initiatives including:

  • Unified developer portal and navigation experiences

  • Intelligent development workflows and automation

  • AI-powered experiences with contextual insights and recommendations

  • Developer productivity and efficiency tools

  • System observability and troubleshooting interfaces

This unique opportunity allows you to not only shape our design practices but also define the future of developer experience at one of the world's most innovative companies. If you're looking for a deeply technical and highly dynamic role that will transform how Netflix builds entertainment experiences for millions worldwide, we'd love to talk to you!

What You Will Do

Design Vision and Strategy

  • Lead design strategy for complex developer platform initiatives, creating intuitive experiences that enhance developer productivity

  • Define and evolve design patterns and systems that scale across the platform

  • Identify opportunities for innovation through user research and technical insight

  • Create cohesive, end-to-end experiences that reduce cognitive load

  • Shape how we measure and improve developer experience

Design Leadership and Execution

  • Drive end-to-end design solutions for complex technical workflows

  • Craft and validate prototypes that effectively communicate solutions

  • Establish scalable design practices and foundational patterns

  • Scope and negotiate realistic deliverables with partners

  • Mentor other designers in technical product design and elevate design practices

Cross-functional Collaboration

  • Partner with product and engineering teams to shape strategy and implementation

  • Facilitate design workshops and creative sessions with technical stakeholders

  • Articulate design vision and approach to senior leadership

  • Build strong relationships across platform teams

  • Lead through influence to ensure coherent experiences

What We’re Looking For

Essential Experience and Skills

  • 8+ years as a Product Designer (or equivalent experience)

  • Experience designing developer tools, platforms, or other technical products

  • Strong portfolio demonstrating complex system design and technical product work

  • Proven track record of leading design initiatives from concept to launch

  • Expert in design tools (Figma, etc.) and prototyping technologies

  • Strong systems thinking and ability to design scalable solutions

Leadership and Collaboration

  • Successfully led design strategy for complex technical products

  • Proven track record of influencing and aligning cross-functional partners without direct authority

  • Excellence in communicating design decisions to technical audiences

  • Track record of mentoring other designers and elevating team practices

  • Strong ability to work autonomously and drive initiatives independently

  • Skill in sequencing and communicating long-term vision through incremental steps

Technical Understanding

  • Deep understanding of software development workflows and tools

  • Familiarity with modern development practices and platforms

  • Experience building and evolving component-based design systems

  • Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers (coding skills not required)

Values

  • Continuous learner passionate about design excellence and culture

  • Self-motivated and autonomous

  • Mature approach to giving and receiving feedback

  • Collaborative and ego-free in technical discussions

  • Comfortable with ambiguity and driving clarity

Even Better

  • Experience designing developer platforms or internal developer tools

  • Understanding of cloud infrastructure and development operations

  • Background in technical product design for enterprise software

  • Experience with AI/ML-enhanced user experiences

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 $310,000 - $710,000.

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.

Netflix is a unique culture and environment.  Learn more .

 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.

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.

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