Staff Java Platform Engineer - Lightweight Libraries

Netflix; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Netflix in Warsaw is seeking a Staff Engineer to set technical direction for the Java Platform Team. You own the architecture of the lightweight library set and decide what belongs in it, while being hands-on in code and design.

You will mentor engineers, align with platform teams on gRPC, metrics, and configuration, and help Warsaw hub grow into an independent, high‑impact unit delivering fast, memory‑efficient Java tooling for Spring Boot.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in modern Java (Java 17/21).
• Experience designing shared libraries and APIs.
• Strong distributed systems background.
• Ability to mentor and lead multi-team efforts.

Responsibilities

• Define the architecture of our lightweight library set and design APIs for core platform primitives.
• Ensure sidecars and lightweight containers run efficiently with minimal runtimes.
• Own interface stability, versioning, and migrations for long-term support.
• Collaborate with wider Java Platform Team and partner teams on gRPC, metrics, and configuration standards.

Skills

Java

JVM internals

API design

Distributed systems

Automation tooling

Empathy & inclusivity

Tools

Spring Boot

Gradle

gRPC

Kubernetes

Job description

Netflix in Warsaw is seeking a Staff Engineer to set technical direction for the Java Platform Team. You own the architecture of the lightweight library set and decide what belongs in it, while being hands-on in code and design.

You will mentor engineers, align with platform teams on gRPC, metrics, and configuration, and help Warsaw hub grow into an independent, high‑impact unit delivering fast, memory‑efficient Java tooling for Spring Boot.