Full Stack Engineer L5 - Dynamic Configuration Management
Netflix
Software Engineering
Los Gatos, CA, USA
Posted on Saturday, November 18, 2023
Netflix has revolutionized the global entertainment industry, and continues to change the way people watch their favorite shows and movies. We serve billions of viewing hours every month to more than 250 million member households globally, across thousands of different devices.
At the heart of Netflix technology is the Platform, which serves as the foundation for Netflix application development, and powers the viewing experience of millions of customers every day. This Platform needs to be highly available at scale, robust, resilient and ergonomic.
The Dynamic Configuration Management team owns our Fast Properties service, which is a mission critical piece of the Netflix service architecture foundation and underpins many of our configuration needs. All our services rely on these configurations for many aspects of service management, including traffic management, application configuration, feature flagging, and much more.
We are looking for a Full Stack Engineer (L5) to join us in supporting the growing needs of the Netflix development ecosystem. We need a responsible Engineer who is looking to understand and improve the development experience. If you are naturally curious, empathetic and innovative, you will excel in this role.
Location
- Los Gatos, CA or US Remote only.
What We’ll Expect From You
- Be curious - be proactive in seeking to understand nuances and perspectives.
- 70% backend focus and 30% UI/UX experience
- Own and drive initiatives to support service development in the Netflix ecosystem
- Always seek to improve and innovate on the status quo
- Passionate about user experience and API ergonomics
What To Expect From Us
- High Impact - your work will be crucial for the ongoing growth and success of the entire Netflix ecosystem
- 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)
- Experience building web applications using React, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
- Strong experience in architecting, implementing, supporting, and maintaining distributed systems
- Solid understanding of what can go wrong in a large-scale network
- Experience working with partner and stakeholder teams on creating solutions with myriad, sometimes conflicting, requirements
- Able to work independently and demonstrate end-to-end ownership of a critical part of Netflix’s infrastructure
Nice to have
- 5+ years of industry experience developing in Java for the above
- Development experience on a cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Previous experience with configuration management services
- Customer support experience (or similar e.g. teaching, mentoring)
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.
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 based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
At Netflix, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors to determine your personal top of market. We rely on market indicators to determine compensation and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to get it right. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary and will also be dependent on your location.
The overall market range for roles in this area of Netflix is typically $300,000 - $900,000.
This market range is based on total compensation (vs. only base salary), which is in line with our compensation philosophy. Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.
