UI Software Engineer 4/5 - Data Platform

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Our Data Platform team builds and operates centralized platforms and tools that empower teams across Netflix to harness data for critical business decisions. We focus on making it straightforward for our partners to work with data efficiently, securely, and responsibly. We aspire to set the industry standard in building a world-class data infrastructure, supporting Netflix’s goal to be the most popular and widely accessible destination for global internet entertainment. As the Data Platform charter grows, we are expanding our presence in Poland to further increase our impact.

• 3 or more years of professional experience (for L4) or 5 or more years of professional experience (for L5), including building enterprise-grade products across multiple release cycles, with emphasis on usability, scalability, performance, responsiveness, and maintainability.
• Strong understanding of UI design principles and an interest in creating intuitive user interfaces.
• Proficiency with JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, React, TypeScript, GraphQL, Web Components, and build tools such as Vite.
• Ability to evaluate and contribute to architectural decisions and guide broader technical direction.
• Experience interfacing with REST APIs and GraphQL endpoints.
• Experience working on UI libraries or shared components that support consistency across products, especially in multi-app or federated environments.
• Proficiency in designing, building, and operating API layers that support a variety of front-end user experiences.
• Experience with frontend testing frameworks (e.g., Playwright).
• Effective documentation and writing skills.
• Ability to think strategically, including making decisions grounded in return on investment and sustainable practices.
• A customer-focused approach with strong product thinking skills.

Additional experience that may be helpful:

• Experience mentoring other engineers on UI design and technical approaches in data-heavy domains.
• Familiarity with workflows, concepts, and tooling of data platforms, such as data lineage, data discovery, data movement, data analytics, online data stores, and search.
• Ability to design and create visualizations for data sets coming from multiple sources.
• Strong understanding of UX design principles and an interest in creating intuitive user experiences.
• Experience facilitating user research and turning ambiguous needs into clear, actionable interface patterns.
• Experience working with design systems and cross-functional product teams to define thoughtful UX patterns for technical users.
• Experience with full stack development.

• Solve business needs at scale by applying software engineering and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Design and build enterprise-grade products that are scalable and maintainable.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and collaborate with engineers, product managers, UX designers, and technical program managers across teams.
• Share experiences with open source communities and contribute to Netflix.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. 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.