Senior Software Engineer - Payments

Netflix, Los Gatos, California

Leading subscription service for watching TV episodes and movies

As the leading provider of subscription service, the Netflix Payments Platform enables efficient, low-friction, high-approval-rate monthly transactions for over 167M global customers. This platform helps improve long-term revenue for Netflix by optimizing payment processing by continuous innovation and relentless experimentation.

In the role of Senior Software Engineer focusing on the Payments Platform, you will take an active role in leading and fostering innovation in the payment industry. You will be responsible for scaling the platform for the next 167M customers and beyond, innovating and implementing critical security defenses and architecting the system for high availability in a very fragmented global payment ecosystem.

You belong in this team if:

You are a hands-on engineer and you love what you do
You enjoy working with globally distributed, loosely coupled systems in the cloud
You have a strong interest in resolving technical challenges related to international online payment processing
You are self-driven and highly motivated to deliver top-tier solutions with minimal guidance
You are able to adapt quickly to changes in business requirements and work in an agile environment
You strongly believe in test-driven development
You are curious about emerging technologies and can quickly evaluate and adapt to new technologies
You are team player who is happy to collaborate with the engineering organization across Netflix

Technical qualifications:

5+ years of server-side software development experience
5+ years of experience in object-oriented programming, preferably in (but not restricted to) Java
Solid expertise in building highly scalable, distributed, loosely coupled systems
Deep knowledge of concurrency, resiliency, and caching
BS/MS in computer science or equivalent
Excellent communication skills
NoSQL experience (Cassandra, MongoDB)
Knowledge of cloud computing platforms (AWS, Microsoft Azure, OpenStack, Google Compute or App Engine, Hadoop, etc.)
Experience working with payment processors and processor integrations

Bonus if you have experience with:

key security concepts such as cryptography, authentication, authorization, security protocols
cybersecurity and payments domain

A few more things about us:

As an organization, we come from many different countries and our educational background is a range from the humanities to engineering to computer science and many more. Folks have the opportunity to wear different hats, should they choose to. We strongly believe this diversity has helped us build an inclusive and empathetic environment, and are looking forward to adding your perspective to the mix!

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About Netflix

Netflix is the world’s leading Internet television network with over 100 million members in over 190 countries enjoying more than 125 million hours of TV shows and movies per day, including original series, documentaries and feature films. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on nearly any Internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments.