Front-end-leaning full-stack engineer to rebuild Netflix's developer productivity tooling

Netflix's Client and Partner Technologies org needs a senior full-stack engineer with a front-end focus to design and build custom developer tooling from scratch — beyond off-the-shelf BI dashboards — for teams shipping to over half a billion devices. Deep React/GraphQL, TypeScript, and cross-stack troubleshooting are core to the role.

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What this interview tests

React & GraphQL architecture decisions
Full-stack troubleshooting (front-end through back-end services)
Building internal developer tooling from ambiguous requirements
JavaScript/TypeScript at scale
Cross-functional collaboration with PM/design
Reducing technical debt in developer workflows

Common question themes

Design a custom developer tool/dashboard from scratch — walk through the architecture

How would you evaluate and choose between UI frameworks for a new internal tool

Tell me about troubleshooting an issue that spanned front-end and back-end

How do you turn ambiguous stakeholder requirements into a scoped solution

Experience working closely with designers on developer-facing UX

A time you had to remove technical debt while shipping new features

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