Software Engineer 5 - Member, Commerce & Games Engineering

Netflix Netflix · Big Tech · United States · Remote · Engineering

Software Engineer 5 at Netflix to work on core backend systems including API platform, messaging, personalization, sign-up, partnership, payments, and billing. Requires 6-8+ years of experience in designing, building, and shipping software, with strong skills in object-oriented programming, systems design, and large-scale, low-latency distributed systems. The role involves driving large projects cross-functionally from problem identification to production launch, working through ambiguity, and delivering high-quality solutions.

What you'd actually do

  1. designing, building, and shipping software
  2. skilled in object-oriented programming and write excellent code
  3. proficient in systems design. You can craft systems and solutions to realize a range of product and engineering goals
  4. experience working with large-scale, low-latency distributed systems
  5. love driving real business impact by applying your software engineering, analytical, and collaborative skills across engineering, product, design, ML/data science, and consumer insights

Skills

Required

  • object-oriented programming
  • systems design
  • large-scale, low-latency distributed systems
  • software engineering
  • analytical skills
  • collaborative skills
  • communication skills

Nice to have

  • cross-functional collaboration
  • driving projects
  • working through ambiguity
  • multi-tasking
  • motivation
  • leadership

What the JD emphasized

  • 6-8+ years of professional experience designing, building, and shipping software
  • large-scale, low-latency distributed systems