Netflix

Software Engineer in Test 5 - Discovery & Viewing Experiences

Netflix
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Remote, United States or USA (city not specified)Staff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$266k - $442k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead unified testing strategies for complex features across TV, iOS, and Android.
  • Build fast, reliable test automation systems and CI integrations.
  • Create mocks, overrides, real-device scenarios, and durable test data for difficult live-event conditions.
  • Develop testing strategies for iOS and Android modernization and cross-platform player migrations.
  • Own coverage, test reliability, client-quality, and defect metrics and use them to prioritize improvements.
  • Convert production bugs into regression tests and use AI agents for test authoring, failure triage, and bug analysis.
  • Partner with engineers to improve architecture and code testability from the first commit.
  • Define and verify contracts between partner teams through end-to-end testing.
  • Collaborate on shared environments, test data, tooling, and live-event readiness.
  • Mentor engineers and SDETs through test-plan and test-code reviews and quality practices.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional experience in software testing and test automation.
  • Strong record leading testing for large, cross-team features or projects.
  • Experience testing consumer applications across multiple platforms.
  • Strong coding skills and experience designing and building test frameworks and tools.
  • Experience or strong interest in using AI for test authoring, failure triage, or coverage analysis with ways to validate results.
  • Deep experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and diagnosing flaky tests, infrastructure failures, and dependency issues.
  • Experience with mocking, test data, or other techniques for making difficult scenarios repeatable.
  • Practical risk-based quality judgment and ability to explain testing risks and trade-offs to technical and product partners.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills and alignment with Netflix’s culture and values.
  • Preferred experience with live streaming, video playback, advertising, or other timing-sensitive systems.
  • Preferred hands-on experience with Jest, Puppeteer, Espresso, or XCUITest across multiple platforms.
  • Preferred experience driving shared testing infrastructure or quality strategies adopted by multiple teams.
  • Preferred experience with chaos testing or failure drills.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health plans and mental health support.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
  • Stock option program.
  • Disability programs, health savings and flexible spending accounts.
  • Family-forming benefits and life and serious injury benefits.
  • Paid leave of absence programs.
  • Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off; full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off.
  • Full-time role with the position open for at least 7 days and removed when filled.

Tech Stack

iOSJest

Categories

Netflix

About Netflix

10,000+ employees

Netflix builds and operates a global streaming service for TV series, films, games, and live programming, and produces original content through its in-house studio. It serves consumers in 190+ countries via subscription and ad-supported plans on internet-connected devices. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Los Gatos, California, Netflix is a public company traded on NASDAQ (NFLX).

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