Web UI Engineer 5 - Netflix Game Controller

Netflix is on a mission to entertain the world, and they are seeking a Senior Web UI Engineer to help shape the Netflix Game Controller platform. This role involves collaborating cross-functionally to build intuitive user experiences and defining interaction patterns for a robust gaming ecosystem.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering partners to build delightful, accessible, and reusable WebUI surfaces that both players and internal teams rely on
• Work closely with game and platform teams to define the right interaction patterns and platform primitives for their experiences
• Architect maintainable, performant Web client code with documentation, patterns, components, and tooling that make the Netflix Game Controller a robust, extensible platform for Netflix’s cross-device gaming ecosystem
• Help drive client code consistency and simplicity to accelerate A/B experimentation velocity and maintain high product quality
• Architect code for testability and write automated tests to help uphold product quality on a high-commit-volume code base
• Keep a pulse on cutting-edge Web technologies and software engineering practices, and modernize the code base to accelerate innovation velocity while upholding high product quality

Requirements:

• A product-oriented developer who is passionate about building intuitive and seamless user experiences
• A strong front-end Web UI developer who is comfortable contributing to technologies outside of the direct Web domain
• Exceptional coding skills can navigate different languages and technology stacks
• Prior experience building a web-based platform, enabling other teams to contribute to the larger platform
• A Javascript expert with experience working with Typescript, React, and Mobile Webviews
• Self-starter comfortable with identifying opportunities and driving forward-looking technical roadmaps
• Effective at developing strong relationships with cross-functional teams through clear communication
• Adapt quickly to new information, switch context when needed and constantly drive to resolution
• Bias heavily towards action and prioritizes rapid iteration over building for scale if needed
• Strive to elevate the knowledge and skills of yourself and others in a way that fosters an inclusive, collaborative environment
• Familiarity with Mobile development using Kotlin and Swift
• Familiarity with back-end technologies (Java, Go, etc.)
• Understanding in client/server communication and can comfortably debug issues related to HTTP, TCP, DNS
• Familiarity with WebRTC