Web UI Engineer 5 - Netflix Game Controller

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Hiring Remotely in USA
Remote
388K-558K Annually
Senior level
News + Entertainment
The Role
The role involves developing user interfaces for the Netflix Game Controller platform, collaborating with multiple teams to create intuitive and efficient web experiences. It emphasizes web performance, accessibility, and defined interaction patterns, while also modernizing the existing codebase for better maintainability and testability.
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At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what’s next.

The Games Controller team is responsible for the Netflix Game Controller platform: the mobile and web experience that powers “instant play anywhere” across TV and other devices, as well as the tools and SDKs that enable game teams to build on top of it. We’re evolving from a single-purpose input app into a broader gaming destination and hub that supports rich cross-device interactions. The team is passionate about bringing a new kind of ✨joy✨ to hundreds of millions of Netflix members worldwide—whether they’re picking up a game on their phone, continuing on the TV, or playing together at home.

We seek a senior WebUI engineer to help shape this platform and build novel, high-quality experiences in the Netflix Game Controller. This high-impact role spans game and platform teams to define the right interaction patterns and platform primitives for their experiences. You’ll work across highly visible product experiences and core web platform infrastructure, caring deeply about performance, quality, accessibility, and long-term extensibility. To bring new types of engaging and interactive experiences to life, you’ll partner closely with product management, experience design, game teams, and other platform groups to define the patterns, primitives, and tools that power Netflix’s cross-device gaming ecosystem.

Who You Are
  • A product-oriented developer who is passionate about building intuitive and seamless user experiences.

  • A strong front-end Web UI developer who is comfortable contributing to technologies outside of the direct Web domain

  • Exceptional coding skills can navigate different languages and technology stacks.

  • Prior experience building a web-based platform, enabling other teams to contribute to the larger platform

  • A Javascript expert with experience working with Typescript, React, and Mobile Webviews

  • Self-starter comfortable with identifying opportunities and driving forward-looking technical roadmaps.

  • Effective at developing strong relationships with cross-functional teams through clear communication.

  • Adapt quickly to new information, switch context when needed and constantly drive to resolution.

  • Bias heavily towards action and prioritizes rapid iteration over building for scale if needed.

  • Strive to elevate the knowledge and skills of yourself and others in a way that fosters an inclusive, collaborative environment.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications
  • Familiarity with Mobile development using Kotlin and Swift.

  • Familiarity with back-end technologies (Java, Go, etc.)

  • Understanding in client/server communication and can comfortably debug issues related to HTTP, TCP, DNS. Familiarity with WebRTC.

What You Will Do
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering partners to build delightful, accessible, and reusable WebUI surfaces that both players and internal teams rely on. 

  • Work closely with game and platform teams to define the right interaction patterns and platform primitives for their experiences. 

  • Architect maintainable, performant Web client code with documentation, patterns, components, and tooling that make the Netflix Game Controller a robust, extensible platform for Netflix’s cross-device gaming ecosystem.

  • Help drive client code consistency and simplicity to accelerate A/B experimentation velocity and maintain high product quality.

  • Architect code for testability and write automated tests to help uphold product quality on a high-commit-volume code base.

  • Keep a pulse on cutting-edge Web technologies and software engineering practices, and modernize the code base to accelerate innovation velocity while upholding high product quality.

Learn More
  • We believe safe spaces where everyone can be their authentic selves is the key to a successful team so we welcome and embrace all identities, cultures, and backgrounds.

  • Our US-based team is happy to embrace remote work.


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.

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.

Top Skills

Go
Java
JavaScript
Kotlin
React
Swift
Typescript
Webrtc
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The Company
HQ: Los Gatos, CA
13,212 Employees
Year Founded: 1997

What We Do

Netflix is the world's leading streaming entertainment service with 209 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments.

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