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Netflix
Full Stack Software Engineer 5 - Content MiddleWare Infrastructure, Messaging
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What they do
A Software Developer or Engineer designs or improves computer software. Oversees the entire software development process. Analyzes customer or user needs, designs programs, writes code or instructs computer programmers, tests design, and documents programs. May assist with upgrades or maintenance. May specialize in the design of computer applications or computer systems.
$162,138 / year median in the U.S.
-13% projected decline
Job Description
Full Stack Software Engineer 5
- Content MiddleWare Infrastructure, Messaging Netflix
- 3.9 Los Gatos, CA Job Details $388,000
- $558,000 a year 12 hours ago Benefits Stock options Paid holidays Health insurance Flexible spending account Paid time off 401(k) matching Qualifications Performance tuning Software engineering CSS Incident management Data structures Front-end state management System performance optimization Scalable systems Production systems Collaboration with product development teams Incident management operations support Design engineering Leading team collaboration initiatives Scalability Scope management Engineering product development GraphQL APIs UI implementation Front-end component implementation GraphQL Technical writing experience within technology Cross-functional team management Technical architecture Technical Proficiency HTML Cross-functional communication Full Job Description At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world.
- pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality.
- we value what you can do, from anywhere in the U.
Qualifications:
Proficiency in architecting and developing highly-leveraged platforms that other engineering teams build on, across the full software stack — from GraphQL/RESTful APIs and embeddable UI components to resilient, high-scale, real-time asynchronous backend systems in production. Solid backend expertise in architecting microservices, including their data structures and APIs, using Java, C#, or comparable object-oriented languages. Applies rigorous OO design principles to deliver high performance, strong observability, and seamless extensibility, while effectively transforming business needs into technical designs. Have recent, hands-on experience building complex, high-quality user interfaces with HTML, JavaScript/TypeScript, and CSS, with exposure to React and modern frontend architecture (component design, state management, performance optimization). A strong eye for UI/UX craft. Experience in leading cross-functional initiatives with design, product, and engineering partners, managing scope, balancing tradeoffs, orchestrating dependencies across teams, and driving delivery from ambiguous goal to launched, operable product. Proven ability to communicate and influence across audiences by distilling complex technical and business concepts for engineers, product, and leadership, and driving alignment and decisions through clear writing, design docs, and reviews. Track record of operational ownership by leading incident response and post-incident reviews, and driving the reliability, observability, and on-call improvements to raise the team's bar.What Sets You Apart:
Defines the problem before defining the solution: turns ambiguity into crisp, measurable problems, communicates clearly to align the team and stakeholders, and iteratively delivers real business value through rigorous scoping.Multiplies the team:
shapes how the team designs and builds through influence, and coaches and mentors peers and junior engineers to raise the bar.Brings a strong product mindset:
understands and challenges the "why", contributes ideas with reasoning rather than just implementing a spec, and seeks early feedback on what you build.Exercises sound technical judgment:
weighs tradeoffs with data, avoids over-engineering, makes good calls with incomplete information, and favors reusable patterns others can build on. Drives outcomes with a bias for action: identifies root causes, delivers high-quality, sustainable solutions across the stack, and owns results through production.Bonus Points:
Big plus: Experience in architecting and developing messaging bus, asynchronous data processing, workflow orchestration and other related infrastructure platform domains. Deep understanding of and/or hands-on experience applying distributed systems concepts such as partitioning, idempotency, backpressure and distributed tracing. Proactively leveraging AI to amplify impact by accelerating decisions through rapid prototyping, blurring cross-functional boundaries, and transforming team processes into AI-powered ones. Generally, 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 $388,000.00- $558,000.