Senior Backend Engineer: Distributed Systems & APIs

Netflix; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 27,552 - 41,328; Full time

Job summary

Netflix in Phoenix, AZ invites a Software Engineer (L4) to join our backend teams. You will design and build scalable backend features that power our streaming platform, focusing on reliability, performance and maintainability.

You will contribute to distributed systems, APIs and cloud services, collaborating with peers to deliver high-quality software and tooling. This role emphasizes end-to-end ownership and strong communication across functions.

Qualifications

• Proficient in object-oriented programming and capable of producing clean, testable code.
• Strong foundations in software engineering concepts and best practices.
• Self-driven with ability to own features through the entire development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain backend features that power the platform.
• Scale and maintain distributed backend systems and services.
• Develop and evolve APIs, integrate services and ensure reliability and performance.

Skills

OO programming

Backend development

API design

Cloud services

Education

Graduate

Job description

Netflix in Phoenix, AZ invites a Software Engineer (L4) to join our backend teams. You will design and build scalable backend features that power our streaming platform, focusing on reliability, performance and maintainability.

You will contribute to distributed systems, APIs and cloud services, collaborating with peers to deliver high-quality software and tooling. This role emphasizes end-to-end ownership and strong communication across functions.