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Netflix

Streams shows, films and live events worldwide

Software Engineer 4 - Finance and Tax Technology

Full-TimeDeadline 2/3/27
$250k - $413k/yr+ Stock options
Mid
Oregon, USA+1 moreMore locations: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Remote
Software EngineeringBackend Engineering
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • Skill in object-oriented programming and a solid foundation in computer science and software development concepts.
  • Proficiency in gRPC, GraphQL, or RESTful API design and implementation.
  • Strong knowledge of Java and Python or another object-oriented programming language, including object-oriented design principles, concurrency, multithreading, performance tuning, and observability.
  • Strong knowledge of relational databases and experience with MySQL, Oracle, or PostgreSQL.
  • Experience with generative AI and AI-assisted engineering tools, including validating AI outputs and learning new AI capabilities.
  • Familiarity with testing frameworks and tools and experience shipping high-quality, well-tested code.
  • Familiarity with frontend development for internal and external user interface portals using JavaScript or TypeScript with React or a similar framework.
  • Thorough knowledge of the software development lifecycle and quality assurance processes.
  • A good understanding of finance domains, including revenue, payments, and tax.
  • Ability to collaborate with business partners, functional solution architects, fellow engineers, and stakeholders on projects.
  • Clear written and verbal communication to convey work, design, and tradeoff decisions.
Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, deliver, and support scalable solutions for the global Finance and Tax teams.
  • Work with internal Finance and Tax stakeholders to understand use cases and build end-to-end solutions.
  • Build cross-functional relationships with business partners across finance and engineering teams to understand and solve their needs.
  • Independently drive features or components through the development lifecycle, from identifying requirements to launching in production.
  • Develop, debug, test, and operate APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-based services.

About the company

Netflix runs a subscription streaming service for TV series, films, documentaries, games and live events, watched by members around the world. Its catalog mixes licensed titles with originals it commissions in dozens of countries, from Korean dramas like Squid Game to stand-up specials and live sports. Members watch on smart TVs, phones, computers and game consoles, and a recommendation system shapes what each profile sees first. Netflix earns most of its revenue from monthly membership fees, including a lower-priced plan with ads sold through its own advertising technology. Netflix was founded in 1997 as a DVD-by-mail rental service and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Los Gatos, California

Founded

1997

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What believers are saying

  • Growth is steady: July 2026 results showed second-quarter revenue up 13% to $12.6 billion, with a 33.4% operating margin.
  • Advertising is scaling fast: in July 2026, Netflix forecast ad revenue roughly doubling to about $3 billion this year.
  • Pay aims high: Netflix's culture memo says it pays each person's personal top of market for role and location.

What critics are saying

  • Cuts are on the table: Puck reported in October 2026 that Netflix is weighing layoffs of about 5% of staff.
  • The performance bar is unforgiving: managers apply a keeper test, asking whether they would fight to keep each employee.
  • YouTube draws more TV viewing: figures reported in October 2026 put it at 14.2% of TV time, Netflix at 7.8%.

What makes Netflix unique

  • Scale is its moat: Netflix passed 325 million paid memberships by the end of 2025, serving nearly a billion viewers.
  • Non-English shows carry real weight: they drew over a third of Netflix viewing in the first half of 2026.
  • It owns its ad technology: the in-house Netflix Ads Suite has run in all 12 ad-tier countries since mid-2025.

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Benefits

Free lunches

Up to 12 months' maternity and paternity leave

Unlimited vacation days, within reason

Open working hours (at the California office)

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Mobile phone discounts

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

2%
Yahoo Finance
Oct 15th, 2026
Netflix shares fall 42.2% yet trade at Disney's 21.6x earnings despite 16% growth

Netflix grew revenue faster than Disney, Amazon, Comcast, and Apple over the past twelve months, yet its shares fell 42.2%, the steepest drop among the five. The stock trades at 21.6 times trailing earnings, close to Disney's 21.9. Netflix's revenue rose 16.0%, against 4.6% at Disney. Its operating margin was 29.7%, versus 15.2% at Disney. Only Apple has a wider margin. Quarterly growth has slowed, from 16.2% in Q1 2026 to 13.4% in Q2 2026. Netflix guided to 12.0% for Q3 2026 and a 33.2% operating margin. It expects $3.00 billion of ads revenue out of $51.20 billion in total 2026 revenue. Results are due October 20, 2026.

Fortune
Oct 14th, 2026
Netflix cuts 1,000 jobs, 25 years after a layoff that created its "talent density" culture

Netflix is cutting about 1,000 jobs, roughly 6% of its workforce, in a restructuring announced Wednesday. The cuts fall largely on its product, technology, legal, and human resources teams. The company has plenty of money but is growing more slowly than leaders and shareholders want. Its stock is down 22% this year and 42% over 12 months, and in February it lost a bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery. Netflix last laid off a third of its staff in 2001, an experience that led to its "talent density" idea and "keeper test." Co-chief executive officers Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters said the cuts reflect discipline about priorities, adding that the business "is strong and growing." Revenue reached almost $25 billion in the first half of 2026, up 15% year on year.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 14th, 2026
Over 25% of S&P 500 stocks are down 40%+: four bargain tech picks, from Netflix to Oracle

More than 25% of S&P 500 stocks are down 40% or more from their highs, even with the index near record levels, as of October 8, 2026. The Motley Fool sees that as a chance to hunt for bargains in tech. It names four picks. Netflix trades at about 18.5 times 2027 analyst earnings estimates, and advertising should drive its growth. Oracle has a $664 billion backlog in cloud infrastructure, but carries heavy debt and burns cash. ServiceNow, hit by the 2026 software sell-off, trades at 7.5 times forward sales as it pushes into agentic AI. AppLovin trades at 13 times 2027 earnings estimates. Its revenue rose 53% last quarter to $1.9 billion.

CNBC
Oct 14th, 2026
Netflix to lay off 6% of workforce as analyst says it needs a breakout hit

Netflix will lay off roughly 6% of its workforce, mainly in product, tech, HR, and legal, according to a memo obtained by CNBC. Rich Greenfield, co-founder of LightShed Partners, discussed the cuts on CNBC's "Power Lunch." He said Netflix needs a breakout hit. He also talked about Disney and Meta.

Business Insider
Oct 14th, 2026
Netflix cuts 6% of staff, but layoffs can't fix its growth problem as stock falls 43%

Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, but the cuts do little to fix its bigger problem: slowing growth against free video platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. Reports show subscriber and revenue growth is slowing, and existing users are less engaged. Netflix says engagement is fine, yet it plans to share less audience data. Its earlier fixes, including ads and live sports, are already in use, and video games have produced little. Netflix stock is down 43% over the last year, partly because investors disliked its failed pursuit of HBO and Warner Bros. Shares did not move after the layoff news.