Backend engineer for the web apps that run Netflix's partner device lifecycle

Netflix's Client and Partner Technologies org needs a senior backend engineer for its Enablement Apps team, which builds the B2B web applications that let Smart TV and streaming-device partners integrate, launch, operate, update, and retire Netflix experiences — plus tools powering Partner Payment workflows and UI surfaces like the Discovery Row. This Warsaw-based role is primarily JVM backend work (Java/Scala/Kotlin preferred) with real legacy-system and microservices tradeoffs, and React/GraphQL as a bonus.

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What this interview tests

Backend service design in JVM languages (Java, Scala, Kotlin)
Microservices architecture and production troubleshooting
Legacy system tradeoffs: refactor vs. rebuild vs. buy
Cross-functional partnership with product and design
Willingness to deepen JVM expertise from an adjacent stack

Common question themes

Walk through a backend service you own end-to-end, including an incident

Refactor vs. rebuild vs. buy decision on a legacy system

How you've influenced a product decision alongside PM/design

Transitioning from .NET/Python/Ruby background into JVM-first work

Approach to a device-management or payment-workflow style integration problem

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