Security Software Engineer 5

Netflix Services Poland sp. z o.o.; Town of Poland (NY); Hybrid; USD 20,536 - 27,382; Full time

Job summary

Netflix Services Poland sp. z o.o. is seeking an experienced engineer to focus on building the access experience layer for their platform. The role is part of the Access Experience Engineering team and involves working on the integration and experience layer that enhances Netflix's core access control infrastructure.

You will partner with various engineering teams, focusing on designing and developing APIs and working within a security-first environment. Ideal candidates have strong collaboration skills and proficiency in modern programming languages.

Qualifications

• Strong collaboration skills and ability to solve problems in ambiguous environments.
• Experience building scalable, reliable, high-availability services.
• Proficiency in modern programming languages (Java preferred).
• Experience designing APIs, SDKs for developer adoption.
• Knowledge of access control and IAM concepts.
• Familiarity with authentication protocols like OpenID Connect.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals with a security-first approach.

Responsibilities

• Own system design, implementation, integration, and access tooling.
• Build adoption layer for Turnstile, Netflix's access management platform.
• Design and develop APIs, SDKs for internal teams.
• Lead security architecture decisions as timezone anchor.
• Participate in follow-the-sun async-first environment.

Skills

Collaboration skills

Problem-solving in ambiguous environments

Building scalable services

Programming languages (Java, Kotlin, Go, Python)

Designing developer-facing APIs

Access control concepts

Authentication protocols (OpenID Connect, OAuth, etc.)

REST and GraphQL technologies

Tools

GraphQL

gRPC

NoSQL technologies (Hive, Spark, etc.)

Job description

Role Overview

This role focuses on building the access experience layer at Netflix. You will be part of the Access Experience Engineering (AXE) team in Warsaw, Poland, focusing on the integration and experience layer that sits on top of Netflix's core access control infrastructure.

You will partner closely with ACE and the Security Services Engineering organization, both primarily based in UCAN, as part of a follow‑the‑sun, async‑first model. The role is based in Poland and can be performed remotely within the country.

Responsibilities

• Own system design, implementation, partner integration, rollout strategy, and maintenance of access tooling and integration services.
• Build the adoption layer for Turnstile, Netflix's next‑generation access management platform.
• Design and develop APIs, SDKs, and self‑service workflows that enable internal teams to implement access securely and consistently.
• Serve as an in‑time‑zone security anchor, leading security architecture decisions and collaborating with ACE Core and ARC.
• Participate in a follow‑the‑sun, async‑first environment across EMEA and UCAN time zones.

Qualifications

To be successful, you need the following:

• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to solve problems in ambiguous environments.
• Experience building scalable, reliable, high‑availability, and low‑latency services.
• Proficiency in modern programming languages (Java preferred, or Kotlin, Go, Python) and openness to work across the tech stack.
• Experience designing and building developer‑facing APIs, SDKs, and integration patterns that make complex systems straightforward for other teams to adopt.
• Familiarity with access control and IAM concepts—identity, authentication, authorization, roles, groups, attributes, and resource models.
• Knowledge of authentication protocols such as OpenID Connect, OAuth, SAML, and SCIM.
• Experience with GraphQL, gRPC, REST, or similar technologies.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and a product‑focused mindset with a security‑first approach.

Nice to Have

• Design experience with complex access control models using industry standards like RBAC, ABAC, or ReBAC.
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment in a cloud platform.
• Experience with NoSQL technologies such as Hive, Presto, Spark, or Cassandra.
• Experience with graph databases.
• Experience with React or another modern front‑end framework for full‑stack work.

Equal‑Opportunity Employer

We are an equal‑opportunity employer. Netflix does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.