Full-Stack Software Engineer 5 - Ads Policy Infrastructure

Netflix - Seattle, WA

Hiring: Full-Stack Software Engineer 5 - Ads Policy Infrastructure Company: Netflix Location: Seattle, WA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 11:21:11 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : API Design, C++, GraphQL, Java, JavaScript, REST, React, Regulatory Compliance, TypeScript, UI Design About the job Experience: •General understanding of Ads domain •Strong knowledge of a general purpose object-oriented language like C++, Java •Strong knowledge of a React and Javascript/Typescript •Understanding of UX and UI design principles •Comfort working through ambiguity. You can make progress with incomplete information, create clarity across disciplines, and revise decisions as the team learns. Required Skills: •As an experienced engineer, you will help set technical direction, turn ambiguous business and policy needs into durable systems, and raise the engineering bar through sound judgment, clear communication, and end-to-end ownership. •Shape the architecture and evolution of a shared policy model, management service, APIs, and evaluation platform. •Build intuitive authoring workflows that make complex policy rules understandable and safe to create, review, and change. •Design versioned contracts and integration patterns that allow systems across the ads lifecycle to consume policy decisions consistently. •Develop explainability and observability capabilities, including reason codes, decision traces, and operational metrics. •Lead incremental migrations from localized policy logic to shared platform capabilities while protecting correctness and availability. •Partner with Policy, Product, Design, Operations, and engineering teams to clarify requirements, resolve trade-offs, and deliver end-to-end outcomes. •Mentor teammates and contribute to architecture, engineering practices, and the long-term direction of the team. Compensation: •$388,000 - $558,000 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!