44 Netflix Android Developer Jobs Hiring Near You

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.

We're hiring Senior Android Software Engineers (L5) across multiple teams within Streaming & Discovery Experiences. These roles focus on building foundational infrastructure, advancing app architecture, and delivering innovative product experiences that power the Netflix Android app for hundreds of millions of users worldwide.

If you're passionate about building elegant, maintainable, and high-impact software that empowers fellow engineers and touches millions of users, we'd love to talk!

The Android Client Foundations team builds the foundational infrastructure, app architecture, automation, and developer frameworks that empower Android engineers across Netflix. We create core UI systems, observability tooling, and release infrastructure that enable teams to craft and ship rich, performant product experiences-while championing performance, quality, and accessibility across the Netflix Android app.

The DVX Mobile Core team develops and advances the architecture of the Netflix member app for Android, leveraging systems and infrastructure broadly available at Netflix and determining the best ways to adopt and apply them. With Netflix's significant plans to rework our mobile app in the coming years, this role focuses on improving the foundations for a tremendous amount of change-exploring server-driven UIs, advancing software design patterns (MVVM, unidirectional state flow, modularization), and promoting new paradigms about Android development within our engineering community.

The DVX Live UI team owns the UI engineering and architecture that powers Live viewing experiences across Netflix-including NFL broadcasts, FIFA Women's World Cup (2027 & 2031), boxing events, and more. As a senior engineer on this remote-friendly team, you'll lead the architecture and development of new Live product features, technically lead key initiatives, and have an outsized influence on the future of Netflix's Live experience on Android. Experience with Live streaming or Ad technologies is a plus.

• Architect and build maintainable, performant Android client code with effective documentation that can be leveraged by Android developers across Netflix

• Define and drive best practices that ensure consistency, reliability, and simplicity in a high commit-volume codebase

• Leverage modern technologies such as Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Circuit, Dagger/Hilt, and GraphQL to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions

• Develop code for testability and write automated tests (JVM Unit, Espresso, Paparazzi) to uphold product quality

• Keep a pulse on cutting-edge Android technologies and software engineering practices, modernizing the codebase to accelerate innovation velocity

• Collaborate with cross-functional partners in product, design, and engineering to define and deliver on the product vision

• Mentor and grow less-experienced Android engineers, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment

• Influence technical roadmaps and drive forward-looking technical solutions with minimal supervision

• Demonstrate strong project management and estimation skills to deliver high-impact work on schedule

• Deep Technical Expertise: You have a deep understanding of the technical landscape of Android development and can introduce new paradigms and practices

• Self-Starter & Driver: You're comfortable identifying opportunities and driving forward-looking technical solutions or roadmaps with little supervision

• Thoughtful Problem-Solving: You take a practical approach to problem-solving that considers tradeoffs and avoids over-engineering, balancing business, user, and architectural needs

• Exceptional Coding Skills: Especially with Kotlin (and Java), and you can navigate different languages and technology stacks (e.g., GraphQL, TypeScript)

• Strong Collaboration & Communication: You're effective at developing strong relationships with cross-functional teams through clear communication, curiosity, and selflessness

• Mentorship & Elevation: You strive to elevate your own knowledge and skills and others around you in a way that fosters a supportive, inclusive, collaborative environment

• Quality & Performance Obsessed: You deeply care about the quality & performance of the product shipped

• Project Leadership: You have a strong track record of leading projects and delivering results, with excellent project management and estimation skills

• You enjoy pushing the boundaries of what technology can do and exploring uncharted waters with little supervision

• You are curious and ready to learn about various new or unfamiliar technologies, our consumer base, and product vision

• You love the idea of your work empowering other engineers and striving to understand their use cases

• You value the opinions of others when fleshing out solutions to fill out your blind spots

• You have familiarity with the Data-centric approach to app development

• You are effective at establishing strong relationships with cross-functional teams through clear communication

• You have read about Netflix's culture and think you would thrive in a high-performance environment

• Scale & Impact: Your work will directly enhance UI development velocity for over 100 engineers, enabling them to deliver faster and more efficiently. The frameworks, libraries, and tools you build will shape the streaming experience for more than 100 million users worldwide, across thousands of devices, in nearly every country on the globe.

• Unique Technical Challenges: You'll tackle a wide range of technical problems-from foundational architecture to cutting-edge Live experiences-building flexible framework solutions that span diverse product use cases, platforms, and network conditions.

• Collaboration & Communication: We value the ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively. You'll work closely with outstanding teammates, sharing knowledge and ideas in a culture that values open communication.

• Ownership & Autonomy: We believe in hiring responsible engineers and providing them with the business context they need. You'll be empowered to truly own your projects, from defining scope and design to making key trade-offs and implementation decisions.

• Growth & Learning: These teams are places to grow. You'll have the chance to collaborate with talented peers, explore new technologies, and continually expand your skills in an environment that encourages curiosity and lifelong learning.
  

• Read about how we migrated our Android endpoints out of a monolith into a new microservice

• See one of our pull requests for Epoxy

• Read our take on Rx onError Guidelines (Ed)

• See some of our work highlighted at a Netflix Women In Tech Event

• Behind the Streams: Three Years Of Live at Netflix

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including 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, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer 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. See more details about our Benefits here.

Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.