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About the TeamThe Testing Tools & Infrastructure team within the Consumer Lifecycle Experiences Platform is crucial to our Commerce organization. It serves Commerce Experiences by making pre-production testing faster and more reliable. It achieves this by providing centralized platforms for distributed test execution, customer test data creation tools, flaky test analytics and management, and GenAI-powered tooling that enable fast, trustworthy pre-production feedback.
We are part of a global, diverse organization that includes people of all genders, sexual orientations, upbringings, nationalities, ages, and socioeconomic & educational backgrounds. We encourage anyone passionate about developer platforms and testing infrastructure to apply.
We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to build developer-facing infrastructure and tooling that scales to millions of test runs per month. You will design and operate language-agnostic systems - spanning distributed execution infrastructure, telemetry and GenAI-powered developer tooling that make pre-production feedback testing fast and trustworthy.
Our ideal candidate is passionate about developer productivity and thrives on the satisfaction of empowering Commerce Engineering engineers worldwide to quickly and comprehensively test their software. They are excited to leverage their experience building and maintaining automated testing and resilience platforms to provide long-term benefits.
Key responsibilitiesPrimary stack: Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, GraphQL, GitHub Actions. You’ll work alongside test frameworks (JEST, Mocha, Playwright) through platform integration work - but you won’t author or maintain test suites yourself
Implement and manage software solutions that provide accurate and efficient analysis of test runs
Create and maintain tools for framework-agnostic analysis of distributed tracing tools for test runs
Stay informed about industry trends and emerging technologies - particularly GenAI applied to developer platforms - to ensure Commerce Engineering remains at the forefront of testing infrastructure
Develop and integrate software solutions that provide high-quality synthetic test data generation
Integrate internal and vendor-provided distributed test execution infrastructure into engineering workflows with a focus on reliability and ease of use
Develop the tools, frameworks and infrastructure that product engineers use to exercise frontend and backend systems - distributed tests execution, mocking, synthetic data, contract verification and performance harness
Design and operate the systems to automatically detect, quarantine, and self-heal flaky tests - turning noise into an actionable signal for engineers, with GenAI-assisted diagnosis
Correlate test coverage data with code changes, runtime execution, and trace data for comprehensive reporting
Maintain a strong focus on scalability, usability, and reliability in platform design to support a growing organization of stunning engineers
Define testing strategies in partnership with cross-functional teams - producing documentation on frameworks and troubleshooting patterns that internal teams rely on
A stunning software engineer with experience working on developer platform, platform services, or productivity-tooling teams - energized by unblocking other engineers and amplifying their throughput
A meticulous software designer who researches and documents technical tradeoffs clearly and concisely
Deep understanding of distributed systems, service design, and automation platforms (CI/CD, test orchestration)
Hands-on GenAI fluency - daily use in your engineering workflow, plus experience shipping LLM-powered systems, ideally for developer users
Ability to independently drive organization-wide solutions and manage complex technical projects from conception to completion
Ability to synthesize complex technical information and communicate it effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Experience establishing strong testing culture, including proficiency with popular test frameworks, code coverage tools, continuous integration systems, and post-deployment verification methods (healthy contempt for flaky tests is a plus)
You have shipped and maintained Java, JavaScript or Python code in production
You have designed and implemented metrics data pipelines
Experience running and operating continuous integration systems like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI and others
Guide the roadmaps of Infrastructure teams according to the specific needs and requirements of product-focused team members
You have generated and analyzed traces like Distributed tracing/ Zipkin/ Honeycomb/ Datadog/ Splunk/ Elastic Search APM
You have implemented advanced log, metric, or error stack trace analysis
You strive to elevate the knowledge and skills of yourself and others in a way that fosters an inclusive, collaborative environment. Deeply enjoy working on solutions that empower other engineers in their work
Thrive in an ambiguous environment and can self-manage and self-prioritize your time, energy, and resources
Understand that engineering is a team sport and actively farm for feedback and dissent
Experience working with a globally distributed team
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.
Skills Required
- Experience on developer platform, platform services, or productivity-tooling teams
- Strong software design skills; documents technical tradeoffs clearly
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, service design, and automation platforms (CI/CD, test orchestration)
- Hands-on GenAI fluency and experience shipping LLM-powered systems for developer users
- Proven ability to drive organization-wide solutions and manage complex technical projects end-to-end
- Strong communication skills to synthesize technical information for technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience establishing strong testing culture: test frameworks, code coverage tools, CI systems, post-deployment verification, flaky test management
- Experience shipping and maintaining Java, JavaScript or Python code in production
- Experience designing and implementing metrics data pipelines
- Experience running and operating CI systems (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI)
- Experience with distributed tracing and observability (Zipkin, Honeycomb, Datadog, Splunk, Elastic APM)
- Experience with advanced log, metric, or error stack trace analysis
- Experience working with globally distributed teams and operating in ambiguous environments
Netflix Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Netflix and has not been reviewed or approved by Netflix.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Compensation is positioned as “personal top of market” with regular recalibration and broad posted ranges for senior roles that signal the philosophy. The cash‑forward structure and clearly described pay‑mix choices help set expectations on how pay is determined.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Employees can choose the mix of cash versus fully vested 10‑year stock options, with grants structured to be retained even after departure. This employee‑directed design increases accessibility and control over equity participation.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive across medical, dental, vision, and mental health, with employer funding designed to offset premiums. Additional resources like counseling/coaching and wellness support reinforce breadth in care access.
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