Senior Software Engineer, Design Systems

Netflix

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$388,000–$558,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
17 days ago
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Above market

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About Netflix

Netflix is the world''s leading streaming entertainment service, offering a vast library of TV series, films, documentaries, and original content to subscribers in over 190 countries. Industry: Streaming Entertainment & Media

Netflix currently has 165 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $388,000–$619,000 across 151 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Design Systems

The Senior Software Engineer - Design Systems joins the XD Design Engineering team to develop, maintain, and innovate the Design Platform. This role focuses on improving product development velocity and the design-to-engineering handoff by building productivity tools, automations, and API services. You will lead projects from ideation to rollout, expanding critical design component libraries and implementing AI solutions to accelerate workflows. Key responsibilities include conducting user research, performing code reviews, and managing the Design System portfolio. The role requires proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and Node.js, along with experience in single page applications, GraphQL, and REST APIs. You will solve technical problems related to design tooling distribution, ensuring the integrity of web applications and Figma Plugins for internal cross-functional partners.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $208800 from 367 postings across 50 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Contribute to, maintain, and expand critical design component libraries using React.
  • Implement AI solutions to measurably accelerate product design workflows.
  • Lead projects from initial ideation through implementation to final rollout.
  • Conduct internal user research to gather insights for feature prioritization and development.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for support requests regarding the Design System portfolio.
  • Maintain the integrity and reliability of the Design System portfolio with cross-functional teams.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation to meet critical service level agreements.
  • Conduct regular design and code reviews to ensure high-quality software standards.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of professional experience designing, building, and shipping software.
  • Experience with single page applications architecture, patterns, and design.
  • Experience fetching data from GraphQL and REST APIs.
  • Experience with client-side instrumentation and observability.
  • Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and Node.js.
  • Proven ability to lead projects and clearly and effectively communicate with partners.
  • Strong project scoping and project management skills.
  • Able to design, architect, debug, test, and create well-documented code.
  • Excellent communication skills (preferred).
  • Ownership mentality and ability to drive forward-looking technical roadmaps (preferred).
  • Thoughtful, practical approach to problem-solving that considers tradeoffs (preferred).
  • Data-driven decision making using qualitative and quantitative data (preferred).
  • Strong intuition for user experience flows (preferred).
  • Expert at managing web applications with complex state management (preferred).
  • Current or former professional experience working with Figma Plugin (preferred).
  • Experience contributing to open-source projects (preferred).

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