Software Engineer 5 - Talent Technology

Netflix•Sanger, CA

5d•$388,000 - $558,000

About The Position

Netflix is reinventing how the world is entertained. Over 260+ million members around the globe enjoy our award-winning movies and TV shows, but most of our growth still lies ahead. The N-Tech Engineering & Reliability organization plays a vital role in developing internal solutions to streamline employee productivity. Our goal is to make employees' daily activities frictionless and nurture their overall experience, subsequently saving Netflix time and money. As a Software Engineer L5 on the N-Tech Software Engineering team, you will design and build internal products and integrations that improve how employees work every day. You will partner closely with other engineers, product managers, designers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality, end-to-end solutions that are reliable, scalable, and easy to operate. You will contribute to the technical direction within your team or product area, especially around how we apply AI, GenAI, and LLMs to solve concrete enterprise problems. You will own significant projects from design through production, and help improve the quality, efficiency, and maintainability of our systems over time.

Requirements

7+ years of experience as a software engineer (or equivalent), with a track record of delivering production systems with quality and reliability.
Hands-on experience with AI, GenAI, LLMs, or ML-powered features in real products; comfortable applying existing models and tools to solve business problems.
Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and modern software design patterns.
Proficiency in Python and Java, and comfort working across multiple languages and frameworks as needed.
Experience owning and delivering projects end-to-end: requirements clarification, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing operation.
Experience building and maintaining APIs and integrations between internal systems and third-party services.
Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS and modern application architectures (e.g., microservices, event-driven systems).
Experience with some of: Node, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Spring Boot, NoSQL datastores, GraphQL, or similar technologies used to build modern web applications.
Demonstrated ability to mentor peers, give and receive constructive feedback, and help raise the bar for code quality and system design within your team.
Ability to break down large, ambiguous problems into smaller, incremental steps, and to balance tactical execution with longer-term improvements.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, deploy, and operate end-to-end solutions that provide seamless product experiences for employees and internal stakeholders.
Own significant projects within your team or product area, from problem definition through implementation and rollout, including integration with third-party and internal services.
Contribute to the design and implementation of GenAI/LLM-powered features in our employee-facing applications, including evaluating approaches, prototyping, and productionizing solutions.
Make key technical decisions within your scope on architecture, reliability, performance, and maintainability, while aligning with broader N-Tech patterns and paved paths.
Improve and simplify existing systems by reducing complexity, deprecating or decommissioning low-value solutions, and driving migrations or refactors that meaningfully improve quality and efficiency.
Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, other engineers, stakeholders, and vendors to clarify requirements, shape solutions, and deliver value iteratively.
Communicate technical issues, tradeoffs, and business impact clearly to your team and stakeholders, tailoring the level of detail to the audience.
Mentor and support other engineers on your team, sharing context, reviewing designs and code, and helping them grow their impact.
Contribute to team-level technical direction and roadmaps, especially in your areas of expertise (e.g., backend, integrations, AI/GenAI), and help drive alignment on priorities and execution.