Software Engineer - Production System - Remote

Overview

Netflix Animation Studios is on a mission to entertain the world with bold, immersive animated films that are timeless and impactful. We are paving the way for the future of animation by building a community of amazing artists and talent across three vibrant locations globally. Come join us! Do you mostly think in Java but wish you could talk about movies all day? We are looking for adventurous Full Stack Software Engineers who want to use their skills to help our world class artists be their creative best.

In Short

• Work as part of a small international team focused on improving the experience of making animated movies.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, artists and filmmakers across our studios.
• Gather requirements, design and develop new features for artistic and management workflows.
• Test, maintain and release large scale, distributed applications.
• Automate, monitor and troubleshoot production systems and resolve operational issues.
• Communicate status and resolution with clients of varying technical expertise.
• 5+ years of commercial Java software development experience required.
• Experience with relational databases and scalable distributed software systems.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Bonus for experience with designing APIs and High Performance Computing systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Demonstrated experience with relational databases (Postgres, AWS Aurora).
• Significant contributions to scalable distributed software systems.
• Good understanding of data modeling and multi-tier software architecture.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Experience coding in other languages (e.g. Python, Rust, Kotlin) is a plus.
• Experience with Messaging systems (e.g. ActiveMQ, Kafka) is advantageous.
• An understanding of UX process and principles is beneficial.
• Familiarity with reactive streams programming (e.g. WebFlux) is a plus.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision plans.
• Mental health support.
• Retirement programs.
• Paid leave of absence programs.
• Paid time away programs for vacation and sick leave.