Full Stack Software Engineer 5, Studio Orchestration Platform

Netflix•Los Gatos, CA

About The Position

In this role, you will evolve the Studio Orchestrator platform to better serve our content production partners in the live action, animation and visual effects domains. This will involve extending the capabilities of the platform and integrating the platform into the tools in the domains - this includes artist content creation tools such as Maya and Nuke as well as asset management systems and various data storage platforms. About the Studio Orchestrator Team The Studio Orchestrator Team develops and operates a robust platform designed for building media workflows and complete media business applications. This platform delivers essential development primitives and non-functional requirements, such as content security, enabling quick and easy creation of media applications. Currently, this platform is foundational to managing and transforming hundreds of petabytes of footage, integrating GenAI and other machine capabilities into content production, and powering Netflix's animation and visual effects initiatives.

Requirements

Have recent proficient experience with Python and another language, preferably Java
Proficient with gRPC, GraphQL, or RESTful API design and implementation
Working experience with RDBMS and messaging systems such as Kafka
Working experience with modern frontend frameworks, especially React, and strong in JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, and CSS

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the professional content production industry (VFX, animation) is a plus
You are a passionate technologist focused on leveraging technology to solve practical, real-world problems and deliver significant impact
You take a pragmatic, thoughtful, practical approach to problem-solving that considers trade-offs and avoids over-engineering
You possess a deep empathy for the users of your software, allowing their needs and experiences to thoughtfully guide your development decisions