Netflix is a leading entertainment company focused on pushing the boundaries of storytelling and technology. The Billing Platform team is looking for a strong engineer to design and operate distributed systems that ensure accurate and compliant billing for over 325 million subscribers globally.
Responsibilities:
- Building Netflix’s real-time tax calculation platform that powers all business lines, including Consumer, Ads, and Partnerships
- Redesigning and modernizing our invoicing systems to create a more intuitive, transparent experience for members, streamline data contracts with partners, and evolve our data model to better support our Commerce needs
Requirements:
- You have a background and interest in building billing systems and/or tax platforms, preferably for business-to-consumer scenarios
- You have experience designing and developing highly reliable, fault-tolerant, scalable distributed systems in a cloud environment using Java, Spring Boot, or equivalent technologies
- You have experience with NoSQL and SQL multi-region databases such as Cassandra and Aurora Postgres
- You enjoy collaboration and can effectively build strong relationships with cross-functional teams
- You are open-minded and value different perspectives
- You thrive in ambiguity and are comfortable defining requirements with stakeholders and iterating
- You demonstrate a high degree of ownership and accountability, managing multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- You're pragmatic and thoughtful, considering tradeoffs and making technical decisions based on business goals
- You possess a growth mindset and a continuous drive to learn, evaluate, and adapt to new and evolving technologies
- You are a strong team player who genuinely cares about systems excellence, and no task is too small for you
- You understand finance compliance, including audit and SOX requirements, and help ensure accurate billing and adherence to regulatory standards
- Experience with event-driven architecture and workflow orchestration frameworks
- BS degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a related field with 6+ years of experience
- Experience with tax engines such as Vertex
- Experience with 24/7 on-call and resolving production issues independently
- Experience with large-scale data processing frameworks such as Spark and Flink