Software Engineer 5 - Product Localization

Netflix; Los Gatos (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Netflix Localization Engineering is building AI-native localization platforms and orchestration for global content. You will partner with engineering, product, design, and business to shape how stories are translated, localized, and delivered at scale for members worldwide.

The role focuses on durable workflows, event-driven architecture, and reliable automation to ensure native experiences across subtitles, dubs, titles, and artwork. Join us to redefine localization at Netflix.

Job description

At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what’s next.
Localization at Netflix isn't simply about translation. It's how we make stories feel native to audiences around the world. Every subtitle, dub, title treatment, artwork, and localized experience helps millions of members connect with content in their own language and culture.
The Product Localization Engineering team is reimagining how localization works at Netflix. We build the platforms, products, and AI-powered systems that enable translation, cultural adaptation, and localization workflows at a global scale.
You'll own some of Product Localization's most ambitious initiatives from concept through launch. You'll define how work gets done, create clarity in ambiguity, and partner across engineering, product, design, and business to drive alignment, navigate tradeoffs, and deliver meaningful business outcomes.
We're especially excited to meet people who have built AI-native products and agentic workflows. This includes designing systems where AI agents coordinate work, humans remain in the loop where appropriate, and workflows are orchestrated reliably at scale. Experience with durable workflow orchestration, event-driven architectures, distributed systems, and resilient automation is highly valued. You'll help shape platforms that can reason, coordinate, recover from failures, and continuously improve while operating reliably in production.
This is an opportunity to transform localization into an AI-native platform—rethinking how agents, workflows, automation, and human expertise come together so Netflix can deliver world-class localized experiences to members around the globe.
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