Distributed Systems Engineer 4 - Data Platform Poland

Netflix; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Netflix is expanding its Data Platform team in Warsaw and is seeking a Distributed Systems Engineer. This role emphasizes building and innovating on large-scale distributed systems, ensuring reliability and scalability.

The ideal candidate will have a solid background in software engineering with experience in designing RESTful services and operating fault-tolerant systems, contributing to a dynamic and diverse team focused on creating impactful solutions.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience building applications for large-scale distributed systems.
• Proficient in designing and developing RESTful web services.
• Experience with Java or other object-oriented programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Solve business needs at scale with software engineering skills.
• Design and build scalable, highly available distributed infrastructure.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and collaborate across teams.

Skills

Building features for distributed systems

Designing RESTful web services

Operating scalable distributed systems

Experience with Java and Python

Multi-threading

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

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. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

Our Data Platform team provides centralized data platforms and tools for various business functions at Netflix, enabling them to utilize data to make critical, data‑driven decisions. We focus on making it easy for our business 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 to Poland to further increase our impact. We are seeking Distributed Systems Engineers to help evolve and innovate our Product and Infrastructure. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that brings new perspectives as we address the next set of challenges.

Team Spotlights

Data Platform Online Data Stores Team

This team will focus on taking end‑to‑end ownership of the internal data platform products, including ZooKeeper, one of the critical infrastructure products in our suite, ensuring its continued reliability, scalability and evolution. Over time, this team will expand its charter to more datastores, and to drive broader infrastructure initiatives. This expansion reinforces our mission to boost Netflix engineers’ productivity and innovation by providing a robust, efficient, and secure data platform, while fostering close collaboration between data platform teams to deliver greater organizational throughput and agility.

Data Discovery and Experiences Team

This team owns the governance and experience layers for data projects, making them first‑class citizens in Netflix’s technical catalog. By defining a clear data ownership model and structured lifecycle management, the team enables reliable data quality, accurate lineage, and consistent policy enforcement across the ecosystem.

To drive adoption, the team builds and maintains the main entry points for data projects, including the data portal interface, backend services and APIs, and a command‑line tool. Over time, the team will expand its charter beyond data to support more general project concepts for software and machine learning assets.

Why This Could Be a Great Opportunity

• Solving business needs at scale by applying your software engineering and analytical problem‑solving skills
• Designing and building robust, scalable, and highly available distributed infrastructure
• Leading cross‑functional initiatives and collaborating with engineers, product managers, and technical program managers across teams
• Sharing experiences with open source communities and contributing to Netflix OSS

About You

• You have 2 or more years of experience building features or applications for large‑scale distributed systems
• You are proficient in designing and developing RESTful web services
• You have experience building and operating scalable, fault‑tolerant, distributed systems
• You have experience with Java or other object‑oriented programming languages and scripting languages such as Python
• You are comfortable with multi‑threading challenges
• You have developed your skills through a variety of educational or professional experiences in computer science, engineering, or a related field
• Nice to have: front‑end engineering skills

Other Things About Us

As a team, we come from many different backgrounds and countries. Our fields of education range from the humanities to engineering to computer science, and we strive to give people the opportunity to take on different roles, should they choose to. We believe that this diversity and adaptability have helped us build an inclusive environment, and we look forward to adding your perspective. Our culture is unique, and we tend to live by our values, so it’s worth learning more about Netflix here.

Inclusion and EEO Statement

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. 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.