Software Engineer 5, iOS Client Foundations

Netflix•New York, NY

14d

About The Position

At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what’s next. The Team The iOS Client Foundations team shepherds and builds foundational architecture and frameworks that power the Netflix iOS app. Our three core values are: Accelerate developer velocity, pave the path and set standards for App quality and experience metrics, and pave the path to build scalable app architecture (foundational scaffoldings), frameworks, documentation, and communication for iOS platforms across Netflix. Our responsibilities include implementing large-scale, future-looking foundational architecture and frameworks ranging from core UI frameworks to core infrastructure that enables existing and future innovations for product teams across Netflix. We care deeply about the performance, quality, and accessibility of the Netflix app. We’re passionate about creating elegantly designed, highly performant foundations that empower engineers to build unique UI experiences used by millions of users across the globe. We partner closely with teams across Netflix to help deliver solutions that make UI development efficient and enjoyable. We are part of a global, diverse organization that includes people of all genders, sexual orientations, upbringings, nationalities, ages, and socioeconomic & educational backgrounds. We encourage anyone passionate about building compelling mobile experiences that touch audiences worldwide to apply. The Role We are looking for an engineer to lead the iOS core libraries, framework & infrastructure strategy and innovate how we uphold the high bar for product quality amidst growing product areas while accelerating developer velocity. This role’s impact and visibility will be felt by (but not limited to) the entire iOS development community at Netflix. The engineer in this role will contribute to developer experience by building scalable libraries, frameworks & infrastructure to enhance the development of quick product feature iterations across the entire product engineering stack.

Requirements

You enjoy pushing the boundaries of what technology can do and exploring uncharted waters with some supervision.
You are curious and ready to learn about various new or unfamiliar technologies, our consumer base, and product vision.
You have experience building transparent observability tooling and solutions that enhance developer velocity.
You love the idea of your work empowering other engineers and striving to understand their use cases.
Your colleagues appreciate the unique perspectives and balanced views you bring to collaborations.
You value the opinions of others when fleshing out solutions to fill out your blind spots.
You have familiarity with the Data-centric approach to app development.
You always seek different perspectives, feedback, and relevant information to navigate ambiguity comfortably.
You are effective at establishing strong relationships with cross-functional teams through clear communication.
You deeply care about the quality & performance of the product shipped.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic technical leadership to drive pragmatic yet deeply impactful architectural decisions that enhance CI/CD systems and application observability.
Design, build, and optimize scalable, modular, and performant build/release pipelines to handle high-volume code commits and rapid deployment cycles.
Enable and ship complex infrastructure tooling and platform updates with exceptional quality, reliability, and security regularly and rapidly.
Help create a scalable, modular, extensible, and highly performant app that scales with high volumes of live data transactions on the app.
A strong advocate for building transparent post-release observability tooling and solutions that enhance operational visibility and diagnose issues quickly in a production environment.
Find solutions to prevent regressions in the production environment by improving automated canary deployments, pipeline testing, and rollback strategies.
Bring a wide variety of experience building frameworks/libraries with technologies like SwiftUI, UIKit, Objective-C and/or Swift, and other Apple frameworks to the team.
Refine or define hypotheses with our stakeholders in a data-driven approach that informs foundational strategy and innovations.
Find ways to detect and improve code health in a fast-paced, high-commit volume culture of experimentation.
Find solutions to prevent regressions in the product experience and improve test stability, coverage & performance.

Benefits

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off.

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