Netflix · 1 week ago
Full Stack Software Engineer 5 - Game Developer Tools
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$388K/yr - $558K/yr
6+ years expNetflix is a company dedicated to entertaining the world, and they are seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer for their Games Developer Tools team. The role involves building tools and platforms that assist game developers in creating and shipping games, focusing on developer-facing tools and workflows.
Digital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentTVVideo Streaming
Responsibilities
Build developer-facing tools and workflows that game teams rely on every day
Own intuitive UIs, flows, and integrations backed by robust APIs and services
Work closely with game developers to shape product direction and own features end to end—from data model and API design through UI and instrumentation
Qualification
Required
6+ years of full stack development experience building and operating production systems
Modern frontend experience, ideally with React and TypeScript
Backend experience with at least one of: JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js), Java, Python, plus familiarity with GraphQL or similar API technologies
End‑to‑end ownership of features: data models and persistence, API/service design, UI implementation, and instrumentation (metrics, logs, traces)
Developer‑facing tooling experience (e.g., developer portals, dashboards, configuration consoles, debugging tools, or editors)
UX iteration with technical users: gathering feedback from developers, shipping improvements, and measuring impact
API design and integration experience, including clean, versioned APIs used by web UIs, CLIs, game engines, or services
Operationally thoughtful running live tools/services: observability, production debugging, and attention to stability, usability, and backwards compatibility
Preferred
Developer insights & performance tooling: building or integrating UIs for metrics/logs/traces and making complex technical data actionable for engineers
Game engine & runtime awareness: familiarity with Unity and/or Unreal (editor extensions, in‑engine tools, plugins, build/content pipelines, runtime instrumentation) and how content flows from engine → build → runtime
Desktop app experience: building and shipping Electron (or similar) apps, including auto‑update, packaging, offline behavior, and OS integration
Multi‑tenant / multi‑title systems: exposure to auth, authorization, and isolation across multiple games, titles, or tenants
External/partner‑facing tools: experience building tools used beyond a single internal team
Interest or experience in games: gaming industry, game dev tooling, or game production workflows
Benefits
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
Life and Serious Injury Benefits
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.
Company
Netflix
Netflix is an online streaming platform that enables users to watch TV shows and movies.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$72.11BKey Investors
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2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $67.2B
2024-08-01Post Ipo Debt· $1.8B
2018-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $2.67M
Leadership Team
Gregory Peters
Co-CEO
Ted Sarandos
Co-CEO
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