Senior Software Engineer, Netflix

Automation Platform

$100-720k

You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options

TypeScript

JavaScript

Java

Node.js

Excel

Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Los Gatos, CA

Streaming service

Job no longer available

Streaming service

1001+ employees

B2CContentSubscriptionEntertainmentDigital MediaSaaS

Job no longer available

$100-720k

You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options

TypeScript

JavaScript

Java

Node.js

Excel

Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Los Gatos, CA

1001+ employees

B2CContentSubscriptionEntertainmentDigital MediaSaaS

Company mission

Entertainment, like friendship, is a fundamental human need; it changes how we feel and gives us common ground. Netflix is better entertainment at lower cost and greater scale than the world has ever seen. They want to entertain everyone, and make the world smile.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

You have a platform-engineering mindset and enjoy making services and applications that other engineers build on top of
You are passionate about quality and the art of software testing and automation, and you bring this passion to your work
You are versatile in multiple programming languages and environments and are excited at the prospect of learning new ones
You have a strong understanding of the node.js runtime and enjoy writing JavaScript/TypeScript
You have experience with the fundamentals of Java programming
You have some experience building web applications with React.js
You understand the networking details in client/server communication and can comfortably debug issues related to HTTP, TCP, DNS etc
You have built and supported scalable and reliable tools & services
You take initiative and drive projects with dedication
You excel in collaborative settings and use your strong communication skills to influence outcomes

What the job involves

The Test Automation Platform team provides the core infrastructure and capabilities to enable automated testing of the Netflix product at scale.
Our Device & Test Automation platform is used to enable testing and continuous integration of the Netflix TV, mobile, and web client applications, partner device implementations, mobile games, and more.
We view ourselves as a force multiplier for Netflix engineering, providing composable capabilities and pluggable abstractions that allow teams to manage, orchestrate, and analyze their automated tests and test devices. Our platform executes and ingests results for over 3 million test executions daily
Build and support tools and services to augment and improve our automated test platform with a focus on reliability and scale
Research and develop ways to improve the experience and reduce/remove the manual toil for users of our automated systems
Optimize and innovate our platform capabilities to expand its impact on Netflix's quality efforts
Evangelize and influence partner teams to improve their test and automation strategies and implementations
Drive cross-functional projects to integrate and augment our platform with new use cases

Our take

Netflix was started when one of the co-founders had received a $40 late fee after failing to return a film on time. Now, Netflix is one of the fastest growing technology companies, reinventing the entertainment space by providing high quality content for low fees.

This is becoming an increasingly competitive space, with deep-pocketed rivals including Amazon, Disney, Apple and AT&T. They are all spending big on content and pricing cheaply in a battle to win subscribers.

After a dwindling number of subscribers due to tough competition in 2022, Netflix is focused and committed to improving its core service which is its TV, movies and now games going forward. Post-IPO funding of $183 million from Winslow Capital at the end of 2023 followed the previous year's dumping of shares by the same company after Netflix's first loss of subscribers. This capital indicates a shifting perspective on Netflix's outlook, which saw a year-end subscriber boost.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

-8% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.2)

Trustpilot (1.4)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Apr 2000

$50m

SERIES E

Jul 1999

$30m

SERIES D

Total funding: $103.5m

Company benefits

Work from home opportunities

Company HQ

Los Gatos, CA

Leadership

Reed Hastings

(Chairman)

Served two years with the Peace Corps in Switzerland. Studied Computer Science at Stanford, and founded Pure Software (which sold for a substantial profit before Netflix). Previously a Board Member at Microsoft and Facebook.

Greg Peters

(Co-CEO)

Previously Netflix COO and CPO, SVP and CE of Product Development at Macrovision, VP of Engineering at Mediabolic, Director at Redhat inc, VP Engineering at NOCpulse.

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