This role is focused on elevating the experience of building and shipping JavaScript software – we want to raise the bar for the daily experience of every JS developer at Netflix. The surface area is broad and includes library and framework development, developer engagement, development tooling, production debugging, operations, and support.
Define and evolve the interfaces (internal CLIs and SDKs) that let each software category — browser, backend, and libraries — integrate with our shared platform
Partner closely with the teams building JavaScript software to reimagine the boundaries between the platform and its users — creating cleaner, more independent interfaces that unlock speed and autonomy for everyone
Own the core application development platform, along with its CI/CD workflows and supporting services and libraries
Lead efforts to make the platform more observable and performant, seeking opportunities to optimize our existing solutions without jeopardizing business critical infrastructure
Drive the monorepo and local development experience as shared, cross-category concerns
Own infrastructure and deployment integrations that connect our platform to the broader Netflix deployment ecosystem
Excelling In This Role
You think in terms of interfaces or contracts, not just implementation — you can look at entangled, load-bearing code and see the clean abstraction trying to get out
You've designed and operated CI/CD and release systems at real scale — build pipelines, caching and incremental builds, artifact management, deploy safety — and you've been the person a team leans on when the pipeline breaks.
You treat the engineers who build on your platform as customers — you feel their daily friction, sweat the ergonomics of a CLI flag or an error message, and know the difference between tooling that merely works and tooling people reach for by choice.
You move work forward across teams you don't sit on — aligning on shared interfaces, negotiating boundaries, and unblocking everyone rather than stalling on whose problem it is — leading with curiosity and humility rather than escalation
You design for extensibility, while balancing practicality — addressing immediate needs with solid foundations that can evolve to meet future needs
You can balance immediate customer support needs against longer-term work — paying down tech debt and shipping new features — without letting either one consistently crowd out the other
You have a record of turning technical ambiguity into clear requirements that empower your team to execute with confidence that they’re building the right thing
You're rigorous about validating changes to shared infrastructure before they ship, and you actively look for ways to move our release processes toward faster, more confident deploys rather than just working around today's gaps
You raise the bar for the engineers around you through the patterns and interfaces you set and the design and code feedback you give — you multiply the team without needing to manage it
Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $388,000.00 - $558,000.00. This compensation range will vary based on location.
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. See more details about our Benefits here.
Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.
Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.
