Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Netflix is a leading entertainment company focused on pushing the boundaries of storytelling through innovative technology. They are seeking a Senior Android Engineer to develop the next generation of Games SDK and product experiences, playing a key role in integrating games into the Netflix service for an immersive user experience.
Responsibilities
- Develop product features and foundational infrastructure for the Android Games SDK, including support for discovery, promotion, and media-rich game experiences
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering partners to define project roadmaps and build delightful player experiences
- Architect maintainable, performant Android client code with effective documentation
- Design code for testability and write automated tests to help uphold product quality
Skills
- Exceptional coding skills, especially with Kotlin and Java, and proficiency in navigating different languages and technology stacks
- Experience developing SDKs & video playback solutions with modern Android media frameworks (for example Media3/ExoPlayer), including player-based UIs, handling horizontal and vertical video
- Experience integrating with APIs, SDKs, discovery & promotion surfaces, analytics, and A/B frameworks
- Experience with low-latency, real-time audio and video (for example WebRTC or similar) is a plus
- Develop product features and foundational infrastructure for the Android Games SDK, including support for discovery, promotion, and media-rich game experiences
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering partners to define project roadmaps and build delightful player experiences
- Architect maintainable, performant Android client code with effective documentation
- Design code for testability and write automated tests to help uphold product quality
- You are a self-starter who excels at identifying opportunities and defining & driving forward-looking technical roadmaps
- You are comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity
- You exude developer empathy. You have great intuition for making a clean, easy-to-use API for game developers to integrate Netflix services
- You thrive on cross-functional collaboration. You have excellent communication skills and can translate objectives and concerns across teams, creating greater alignment among all stakeholders on a project
- You are adept at analyzing data to gain insights that drive product improvements
Benefits
- Health Plans
- Mental Health support
- A 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match
- Stock Option Program
- Disability Programs
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Family-forming benefits
- Life and Serious Injury Benefits
- Paid leave of absence programs
- Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off
- Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off
Company Overview
Netflix is an online streaming platform that enables users to watch TV shows and movies. It was founded in 1997, and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.netflix.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Netflix has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 65 in 2026, 310 in 2025, 309 in 2024, 191 in 2023, 261 in 2022, 268 in 2021, 225 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.