Web UI Engineer 5 - Netflix Game Controller

Netflix•Leavenworth, WA

1d•Remote

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 Games Controller team is responsible for the Netflix Game Controller platform: the mobile and web experience that powers “instant play anywhere” across TV and other devices, as well as the tools and SDKs that enable game teams to build on top of it. We’re evolving from a single-purpose input app into a broader gaming destination and hub that supports rich cross-device interactions. The team is passionate about bringing a new kind of ✨joy✨ to hundreds of millions of Netflix members worldwide—whether they’re picking up a game on their phone, continuing on the TV, or playing together at home. We seek a senior WebUI engineer to help shape this platform and build novel, high-quality experiences in the Netflix Game Controller. This high-impact role spans game and platform teams to define the right interaction patterns and platform primitives for their experiences. You’ll work across highly visible product experiences and core web platform infrastructure, caring deeply about performance, quality, accessibility, and long-term extensibility. To bring new types of engaging and interactive experiences to life, you’ll partner closely with product management, experience design, game teams, and other platform groups to define the patterns, primitives, and tools that power Netflix’s cross-device gaming ecosystem.

Requirements

A product-oriented developer who is passionate about building intuitive and seamless user experiences.
A strong front-end Web UI developer who is comfortable contributing to technologies outside of the direct Web domain
Exceptional coding skills can navigate different languages and technology stacks.
Prior experience building a web-based platform, enabling other teams to contribute to the larger platform
A Javascript expert with experience working with Typescript, React, and Mobile Webviews
Self-starter comfortable with identifying opportunities and driving forward-looking technical roadmaps.
Effective at developing strong relationships with cross-functional teams through clear communication.
Adapt quickly to new information, switch context when needed and constantly drive to resolution.
Bias heavily towards action and prioritizes rapid iteration over building for scale if needed.
Strive to elevate the knowledge and skills of yourself and others in a way that fosters an inclusive, collaborative environment.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Mobile development using Kotlin and Swift.
Familiarity with back-end technologies (Java, Go, etc.)
Understanding in client/server communication and can comfortably debug issues related to HTTP, TCP, DNS. Familiarity with WebRTC.

Responsibilities

Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering partners to build delightful, accessible, and reusable WebUI surfaces that both players and internal teams rely on.
Work closely with game and platform teams to define the right interaction patterns and platform primitives for their experiences.
Architect maintainable, performant Web client code with documentation, patterns, components, and tooling that make the Netflix Game Controller a robust, extensible platform for Netflix’s cross-device gaming ecosystem.
Help drive client code consistency and simplicity to accelerate A/B experimentation velocity and maintain high product quality.
Architect code for testability and write automated tests to help uphold product quality on a high-commit-volume code base.
Keep a pulse on cutting-edge Web technologies and software engineering practices, and modernize the code base to accelerate innovation velocity while upholding high product quality.