Full Stack Software Engineer 5 - Game Developer Tools
About The Position
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 Developer Tools team builds tools and platforms that help game developers build, debug, and ship great games for Netflix members. As a Games Developer Tools Engineer (L5), you will be a full-stack engineer focused on developer‑facing tools and workflows that game teams rely on every day. You’ll bring a strong product and frontend mindset, owning intuitive UIs, flows, and integrations backed by robust APIs and services. You thrive on developer experience and game development workflows, working closely with game developers to shape product direction and owning features end to end—from data model and API design through UI and instrumentation.
Requirements
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- 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
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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