Full Stack Software Engineer 5, Game Lifecycle Engineering - Core Experiences
Netflix
Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 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.
The Game Lifecycle Engineering team builds the systems, tools and capabilities that make Netflix the easiest place for anyone to create, launch, and operate high‑quality games at scale. Our work supports the entire lifecycle of games, from onboard to sunset, at Netflix scale.
This role is foundational for our Core Experiences team, and will include building and setting direction for how shared services and components are used across the Game Lifecycle tools. You will excel if you are comfortable with the ambiguity that comes with innovation, can deliver scalable technical solutions, remove technical debt, influence and make strategic decisions for long-term effectiveness, and approach problems with a curiosity-driven lens.
Our ideal candidate is a full-stack engineer, who collaborates across teams extremely well, thinks beyond implementation details, can empathize with fellow developers, challenges assumptions, and helps shape the "why" behind what we build. You should bring a strong perspective on product direction, code reuse, and design, not just execution, and be comfortable working at the intersection of user experience, design, and modern web application development.
What will you do:
Drive new technical solutions across teams, from system design to deployment.
Make impact across all layers of the software stack: backend services, insights systems, UI component libraries, documentation, or integration with other applications.
Revamp and update existing tools and services for integration into developer workflows.
Work with other software engineering teams, product management, design team, and stakeholders across Netflix to gather insights, identify opportunities, and define solutions that will scope and shape our decisions.
Operate in a cross-functional and dynamic environment where you will collaborate and learn with stunning colleagues from a variety of technical domains and backgrounds to achieve the common goal of entertaining the world.
What are we looking for:
7+ years of professional experience with a track record of owning complex features from ideation to deployment.
Front-End Excellence: expertise in modern UI frameworks (React or Vue) with a deep understanding of state management and the ability to build reusable component libraries that ensure consistency across our tool suite. Strong TypeScript/JS skills. Experience working with design systems is a big plus.
Robust Back-End Engineering: proficiency in building scalable, maintainable services (Java/Kotlin, Go, or Python) and designing clean, well-documented APIs that serve as the backbone for our internal workflows.
Adaptability: proven ability to master in-house frameworks and services, finding ways to leverage and extend them to create high-leverage solutions.
Curiosity and Selflessness: bridging the gap between teams, prioritizing outcomes and impact in an ambiguous environment.
Passion for Developer Experience is nice to have: history of collaborating closely with designers to translate UX/UI designs into delightful developer experiences is a plus.
Inclusion 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.