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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$473k
versus about
$218k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
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179 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$436,000–$700,000
across 123 roles with salary data.
The Software Engineer 5 - Ads Authorization Platform joins the Ads Platform Foundations team to build core platforms and shared services. This role involves co-driving build vs. buy evaluations for centralized authorization, designing policy models involving roles, permissions, and hierarchies, and architecting low-latency decision engines. You will build reference implementations, SDKs, and middleware to replace scattered checks with a single policy engine. Key responsibilities include integrating authorization checks into services and contributing to testing practices. Required skills include 5–8+ years of backend engineering experience, proficiency in Java, Kotlin, Go, Node, or Python, and deep knowledge of RBAC, ABAC, and ReBAC. You must understand systems design, caching, and consistency tradeoffs while working on the technical backbone for ads access control and multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
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