[Hiring] Software Engineer in Test @Netflix

Role Description

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 a senior Software Engineer in Test to lead how Netflix tests the experiences members use on their TVs and phones. You’ll define what quality means for complex, fast-moving features, build the tools and automation that prove it, and help every engineer around you ship with confidence.

The Teams

Live UI

The Discovery and Viewing Experience (DVX) Live team owns the UI engineering and architecture that powers Live viewing experiences across TV, iOS, and Android. Members show up for live events once, with no second airing and no patch mid-show, so every feature we build is a promise that it will work at that moment on every device that tunes in. As our senior SDET, you’ll lead the way we test Live:

• Recreating the moments a live event creates, like a vote opening just as an ad ends, long before the event does.

What we’re working on:

• The FIFA Women's World Cup, coming to Netflix in 2027 and 2031, will feature new experiences built for global, multi-match sport tournaments.
• Interactive and navigational features that help members move through a live event and catch the moments that matter.
• Real-time voting, which lets members influence a live show as it unfolds, alongside millions of others watching at the same moment.

Mobile Core

The DVX Mobile Core team develops and advances the architecture of Netflix's Android member app. We leverage systems and infrastructure widely available at Netflix and determine the best way to adopt and apply them on Android, enabling easier, more efficient patterns for downstream product engineering teams.

What we’re working on:

• Modernizing our app architecture for the iOS and Android member app, driving migrations and a cross-platform Player rewrite.
• Driving Quality of Experience (QoE), owning monitoring and performance improvements across Player UI and canvases.

The Role

Problem you’ll help solve:

• Testing and making sure millions of members see our Live-specific UI features and capabilities at the right moment, on every TV and phone.
• Giving every platform the same test plan, so TV, iOS, and Android are consistently validated the same way.
• Making tests reliable enough that PMs, designers, engineers, and our partners trust them, and fast enough to run on every change.
• Keeping quality steady while the iOS and Android apps modernize, including a cross-platform player rewrite.

What you’ll do:

• Lead testing for complex features across platforms.
• Agree on one test plan per feature that teams can trust and validate together, and implement it on TV, iOS, and Android.
• Build automation that people trust.
• Evolve our test systems and CI integration across platforms so tests are fast and reliable.
• Make tricky live moments easy to test.
• Build ways to recreate them on demand using mocks, overrides, real devices, and test data.
• Make large migrations safe by building the test strategy that lets the iOS and Android apps modernize without regressions.
• Own quality metrics, tracking coverage, reliability, and bugs that reach members.
• Ensure bugs only surprise us once by documenting how to test each feature.
• Build and leverage AI tools to flag unwanted behaviors before they reach members.
• Shape testability from the first commit by partnering with engineers on architecture and code.
• Test where teams meet by agreeing on contracts between features.
• Collaborate beyond the team with partner teams on shared test data, environments, and tools.
• Mentor and grow others, including engineers and SDETs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in software testing and test automation.
• Comfort working across platforms.
• Strong coding skills, with experience designing and building test frameworks and tools.
• Experience or strong interest in using AI for testing.
• Deep experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with mocking, test data, or other ways to make hard-to-reproduce situations repeatable in tests.
• A practical, risk-based approach to quality.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Alignment with Netflix's culture and values.

Nice-to-haves:

• Experience with live streaming, video playback, ads, or other systems where split-second timing matters.
• Hands-on experience with testing frameworks on several platforms, such as Jest, Puppeteer, Espresso, or XCUITest.
• Experience driving shared testing infrastructure or quality strategies adopted by multiple teams.
• Experience testing how systems behave when things go wrong.

Growth opportunities:

• Lead testing strategy across teams.
• Shape client architecture for testability across platforms.
• Influence partner teams' tooling and roadmaps.
• Mentor and grow engineers and SDETs across the organization.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Plans.
• Mental Health support.
• 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.
• Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off.