Job Summary Do you mostly think in Java but wish you could talk about movies all day? We are looking for adventurous Full Stack Software Engineers who want to use their skills to help our world‑class artists be their creative best. This challenging position requires you to solve complex problems using cutting‑edge techniques while contributing to the delivery of animated feature films. Java Full Stack Software Engineers work in our Production Engineering team. We develop, maintain and improve the software systems that run all parts of our business, front‑ends and back, including digital asset management, production tracking, task scheduling for rendering and distributed data synchronisation.
What You’ll Do Work as part of a small international team focused on improving the experience of making animated movies
Collaborate closely with engineers, artists and filmmakers across our studios
Collaborate with technical partners to evolve our systems to take advantage of bleeding‑edge technology
Gather requirements, design and develop new features for artistic and management workflows
Test, maintain and release large‑scale, distributed applications
Automate, monitor and troubleshoot production systems and resolve operational issues
Communicate status, resolution with clients of varying technical expertise
What You’ll Need Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or related field
5+ years of commercial Java software development experience
Demonstrated experience with relational databases (Postgres, AWS Aurora)
Significant contributions to scalable distributed software systems
Demonstrated experience working with internal or external clients
Robust communication and interpersonal skills




Good understanding of data modeling and multi‑tier software architecture
Good planning and estimating abilities
Bonus to have Experience with designing APIs (e.g. with gRPC, GraphQL)
Experience coding in other languages (e.g. Python, Rust, Kotlin)
Experience developing for High Performance Computing systems (e.g. Task Scheduling, Multi‑Threading)
Experience with Messaging systems (e.g. ActiveMQ, Kafka, AWS SQS)
Experience using In‑Memory Databases and indexing (e.g. Redis, Apache Ignite, Lucene, ElasticSearch, OpenSearch)
An understanding of UX process and principles
Familiarity with CI/CD (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Sonarcube, Artifactory, Terraform, Spinnaker)
Familiarity with reactive streams programming (e.g. WebFlux)
Location & Work Arrangement This role is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Hybrid Role (Minimum of 3 days a week in the office).
Compensation The overall market range for this role is typically $124,000 - $179,000. This reflects total compensation; we do not have stock options.
Benefits NAS benefits can include medical/dental/vision plans, mental health support, retirement programs, and family‑forming benefits, paid leave of absence programs, and paid time away programs to be used for vacation and sick paid time off.
Equal Opportunity We are an equal‑opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

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📌 Software Engineer, Production Systems (British Columbia)
🏢 Netflix Animation Studios Canada ULC
📍 British Columbia