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Netflix

Streams shows, films and live events worldwide

Full Stack Software Engineer 4 - Content Promotion & Distribution Engineering

Full-TimeDeadline 12/30/26
No salary listed
Mid
Warsaw, Poland
In Person
Software EngineeringFull-Stack Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • Experience building backend services and user-facing interfaces.
  • Experience with JavaScript or TypeScript and modern user interface frameworks.
  • Experience in backend development using one or more JVM languages such as Java, Scala, or Kotlin, Python, C#, or Ruby; building and consuming REST and/or GraphQL application programming interfaces; and working with databases.
  • 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.
  • Ability to iterate through prototypes and experiments to navigate ambiguous solutions and use data to inform decisions.
  • Ability to learn and use in-house software frameworks, components, and services.
  • Effective communication and collaboration with varied partners and teammates.
Responsibilities
  • Design, build, test, deploy, and operate internal and consumer-facing web experiences end-to-end, including backend services, integrations, and modern web user interfaces.
  • Partner early with Product, Design, and other cross-functional partners to shape direction, clarify scope, and align on trade-offs.
  • Help the team move from ideas to execution by bringing clarity to ambiguous problem spaces.
  • Collaborate with other teams on shared systems, experimentation, and platform integrations.
  • Write automated tests and architect code for testability to uphold product quality in a high-commit-volume codebase.
  • Contribute to improving frontend and backend engineering standards and best practices.
  • Participate in the on-call rotation and incident reviews, with clarity around expectations and support.
  • Use and help improve AI-assisted engineering tools and practices to increase team productivity and code quality.

About the company

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Netflix

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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

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Yahoo Finance
Oct 21st, 2026
Ives backs SpaceX over Netflix: $225 target on $14.6B AI-fuelled quarter

Wedbush analyst Dan Ives prefers SpaceX over Netflix after both reported earnings this week. He rates SpaceX Outperform with a $225 price target, about 52% above Tuesday's close, and Netflix In Line with a $75 target. SpaceX shares surged after third-quarter revenue rose 161% year over year to $14.6 billion, above the roughly $13 billion Wall Street expected. Adjusted earnings were $0.35 per share against expectations of $0.16. Its Super Intelligence business brought in $7.6 billion, up 830%, and is now its largest unit. Capital spending is the main worry, at $19.6 billion for the quarter, including $16.4 billion for AI infrastructure. Netflix shares fell after fourth-quarter earnings guidance came in below consensus. It also cut its full-year advertising revenue forecast to $2.7 billion from $3 billion.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 21st, 2026
Netflix falls 6% on weak $13.4B Q4 outlook, hitting 623 ETFs and leveraged funds

Netflix shares fell about 6% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the streaming company gave a weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue outlook. The stock is down nearly 27% this year. Netflix reported third-quarter revenue of $12.9 billion, roughly in line with expectations. It projected fourth-quarter revenue of $13.4 billion, below analysts' estimates, with year-over-year growth slowing to 11.5% from 17.6%. Its advertising business is running about $300 million below expectations. The drop matters for the 623 ETFs that hold the stock. The T-Rex 2X Long NFLX Daily Target ETF, Roundhill NFLX WeeklyPay ETF, and Direxion Daily NFLX Bull 2X ETF are the most concentrated, and leveraged products could suffer losses much larger than the stock's move.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 21st, 2026
Netflix cuts 1,000 jobs and ousts content chiefs as it bets on Peter Rice to refocus strategy

Netflix has laid off about 1,000 employees, including content chief Bela Bejaria and film head Dan Lin, in a plan to refocus its content under new hire Peter Rice. The shake-up follows Netflix's pursuit of Warner Bros. last year, which unsettled Wall Street. Investors now value the company more like a traditional media business than a tech giant such as Google or Apple. Several bets have not paid off as expected or are still in development. The advertising tier and live events look likely to stay; podcasts, gaming, creator deals, and Netflix House experiences are less certain. On the latest earnings call, co-chief executive officers Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters said the strategy was not changing, though changes are being made at the margins.

CNBC
Oct 21st, 2026
Netflix eyes cinemas with 30 releases in 2027, but insists streaming comes first

Netflix plans 30 theatrical releases in 2027, matching 2026, even as co-chief executive Ted Sarandos insists the company remains streaming-first. Greta Gerwig's "Narnia: The Magician's Nephew" will get a wide release and a 49-day exclusive theatrical window in February. The shift comes as viewership growth stalls and the stock has fallen roughly 30% since January. Netflix, which spent $20 billion on content last year, also replaced chief content officer Bela Bajaria with former Disney executive Peter Rice and laid off about 1,000 employees. Analysts say theatrical could build fan bases and attract talent. Wells Fargo's Steven Cahall noted Netflix lacks the distribution team, content pipeline, and marketing arm for a full commitment, especially after its failed bid for the Warner Bros. film studio.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 21st, 2026
Netflix stock slips after Q3 results: has it abandoned prestige content for YouTube-style fare?

Netflix shares fell on Wednesday after the streaming giant reported third-quarter earnings. Analysts on a Yahoo Finance panel debated whether the company still delivers the prestige content subscribers expect, especially after Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. One panellist called Netflix the best media company to own, but said the stock, at 18 times forward earnings, reflects a lack of new content. He said the question is whether Netflix wants to out-do YouTube with short-form videos, and that it needs strong content either way, through acquisition or in-house. Another panellist defended the company. Netflix still has 12% revenue growth and record margins, he said, and the market may simply have reached saturation. He called the slowdown modest for a media business.