Security Software Engineer

Role Overview

This role focuses on building the access experience layer  will be part of the Access Experience Engineering (AXE) team in Warsaw, Poland, focusing on the integration and experience layer that sits on top of Netflix's core access control infrastructure.

You will partner closely with ACE and the Security Services Engineering organization, both primarily based in UCAN, as part of a follow‑the‑sun, async‑first model. The role is based in Poland and can be performed remotely within the country.

• Own system design, implementation, partner integration, rollout strategy, and maintenance of access tooling and integration services.
• Build the adoption layer for Turnstile, Netflix's next‑generation access management platform.
• Design and develop APIs, SDKs, and self‑service workflows that enable internal teams to implement access securely and consistently.
• Serve as an in‑time‑zone security anchor, leading security architecture decisions and collaborating with ACE Core and ARC.
• Participate in a follow‑the‑sun, async‑first environment across EMEA and UCAN time zones.

To be successful, you need the following:

• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to solve problems in ambiguous environments.
• Experience building scalable, reliable, high‑availability, and low‑latency services.
• Proficiency in modern programming languages (Java preferred, or Kotlin, Go, Python) and openness to work across the tech stack.
• Experience designing and building developer‑facing APIs, SDKs, and integration patterns that make complex systems straightforward for other teams to adopt.
• Familiarity with access control and IAM concepts—identity, authentication, authorization, roles, groups, attributes, and resource models.
• Knowledge of authentication protocols such as OpenID Connect, OAuth, SAML, and SCIM.
• Experience with GraphQL, gRPC, REST, or similar technologies.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and a product‑focused mindset with a security‑first approach.

• Design experience with complex access control models using industry standards like RBAC, ABAC, or ReBAC.
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment in a cloud platform.
• Experience with No
  
  SQL technologies such as Hive, Presto, Spark, or Cassandra.
• Experience with graph databases.
• Experience with React or another modern front‑end framework for full‑stack work.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer. Netflix does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.