Senior Software Engineer (L5) - iOS Architecture, Shared Client Foundations

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with 283 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

The Role

The Shared Client Foundations team builds UI architecture and frameworks which can be leveraged by product engineers, across the iOS, Android, TV and Web client platforms.

This specific role will be focused on iOS, requiring expertise with iOS UI architecture and frameworks. However, we believe strong engineering aptitude transcends stacks, and providing the opportunity to explore architecture on other platforms is a unique aspect of this role.

We’re currently building solutions with Swift on iOS, Kotlin on Android, and JavaScript/TypeScript and React on TV & Web. We use GraphQL as our shared data access technology.

We provide ergonomic solutions for UI engineers to access data, configure applications, create server-driven UIs and optimize performance. We work on client side and server side solutions - wherever a problem takes us. And that’s just scratching the surface.

Many of the projects we take on are broad cross-functional efforts, allowing you to extend beyond our team and engage with teams across the company. We’re a team of peers. Everyone has the opportunity to scope, architect, implement, and support the solutions we deliver.

Some of the things we’re excited to be working on currently:

• Building the ideal cross-platform data access architecture for Netflix applications

• Creating a Server Driven UI architecture which accelerates app experimentation

• Delivering frameworks to optimize feature-flag based UI development

The Team

The Shared Client Foundations team builds shared UI architecture and frameworks which power the Netflix iOS, Android, TV and Web applications on devices ranging from mobile phones, tablets, web browsers, to streaming sticks, cable boxes, Smart TVs and game consoles.

We’re passionate about creating elegantly designed, highly performant UI architectures which empower engineers to build amazing UI experiences used by millions of users across the globe. We partner closely with teams across Netflix to help us deliver solutions which make UI development efficient and enjoyable.

Diverse and inclusive teams are strong teams. We encourage those with varied identities, backgrounds, and experiences to apply. We believe that creating a sense of belonging allows us to be our best selves, which in turn helps us produce our best work. We rely on our unique individual strengths to help each other grow.

We have a distributed team, with some teammates working remotely, and some co-located in the Los Gatos, CA office. The team is committed to being ‘remote-inclusive’ and believe it’s about the work you do, and the relationships you build. Where you can best do that from is up to you.

You

People who do well on the team are self-motivated engineers with a passion for driving technology innovation rooted in business and customer needs. Great analytical and technical skills form a solid foundation. But more importantly, we look for engineers who understand that there are rarely any absolutes when it comes to technology. The ability to engage in meaningful discussions about use cases, prioritization and technical challenges with colleagues, while thoughtfully weighing trade-offs across multiple solutions is a skill we value highly.

All of this, so that Netflix members can immerse themselves in the stories they care about, on the devices they love, from whichever part of the world they call home. Without the technology behind it all ever getting in the way.

If this resonates with you, we’d love to talk!

What’s Different About Us

Scale, Impact

• Hundreds of Engineers : You’ll be improving UI development velocity for over 100 engineers...

• Millions of Users : creating best-in-class streaming UIs used by over 100M users...

• Thousands of Devices : across a wide spectrum of devices...

• Globally : in almost every country in the world.

Unique Technical Challenges

We build framework solutions which are flexible enough to withstand the span of use cases introduced by rapid A/B test development, across a varied client, server and network performance landscape, all while being ergonomic to use for the engineers we support.

Collaboration and Communication

 It’s not all about the tech. We highly value the skills required to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively.

Freedom, Responsibility, Ownership

We believe in providing engineers with the business context they need, and then giving them the freedom and responsibility to define project scope, define/debate architecture, determine trade-offs, and figure out the implementation details.

Our Culture

Lastly, but most importantly, we live by our values.

What Sets You Apart

• You’re passionate about writing elegantly designed, maintainable, performant software

• You enjoy pushing the boundaries of what technology can do, and exploring uncharted waters

• You love the idea of your work empowering other engineers and strive to understand their use cases

• Colleagues appreciate the unique perspectives and balanced views you bring to collaborations

• You value the opinion of others when fleshing out solutions, to fill out your blind spots

• You know that there is rarely a single ‘right’ solution, and are thoughtful about trade-offs

• You understand that it is really about solving problems. A language, framework or library choice is just a means to an end.

At Netflix, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors to determine your personal top of market. We rely on market indicators to determine compensation and consider your specific job, skills, and experience to get it right. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary and will also be dependent on your location. 

The overall market range for roles in this area of Netflix is typically $100,000 - $720,000. 

This market range is based on total compensation (vs. only base salary), which is in line with our compensation philosophy. Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.