Staff Java Platform Engineer — Paved Path Innovator

Netflix; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Netflix is seeking a Staff Engineer to define the architecture of our lightweight Java libraries and ensure they work across Spring Boot, sidecars, and containers. You will set the direction, mentor engineers, and own API stability while collaborating with the broader Java Platform Team.

You will lead cross-team efforts, align with Compute and other platform teams on standards for metrics, configuration, and polyglot services, and guide the Warsaw hub to operate independently.

Qualifications

• Staff-level experience designing and owning shared libraries or platform components used by many teams.
• Demonstrated experience in Java and distributed systems, with emphasis on scope, complexity, and impact.
• Strong technical leadership without authority and ability to drive multi-team efforts.

Responsibilities

• Define the architecture of our lightweight library set for core platform primitives across modes (standalone, Spring Boot, sidecar).
• Fully support sidecars and lightweight containers; defend footprint and startup budgets with benchmarks and tests.

Skills

Java expertise

JVM internals

Library design

Distributed systems

Automation tooling

Empathy & inclusivity

Tools

Spring internals

JVM startup

Job description

Netflix is seeking a Staff Engineer to define the architecture of our lightweight Java libraries and ensure they work across Spring Boot, sidecars, and containers. You will set the direction, mentor engineers, and own API stability while collaborating with the broader Java Platform Team.

You will lead cross-team efforts, align with Compute and other platform teams on standards for metrics, configuration, and polyglot services, and guide the Warsaw hub to operate independently.