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Software Engineer 5 - Ads Authorization (AuthZ) Platform

New York,New York,United States of America💼 Full-time💰 $388,000–$388,000🗓 2026-09-15 → 2026-09-20

Core

Designing and building a centralized authorization platform to provide access control across Netflix's Ads organization, including vendor evaluation and policy model design.

Role type

Senior backend software engineer (authorization systems)

Builds

Centralized authorization decision engine, SDKs, middleware, and reference implementations for the Ads Platform

Domain

Streaming/Entertainment, Cloud Infrastructure, Security/IAM

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Backend engineering, authorization system design (RBAC/ABAC/ReBAC), systems design (low-latency, caching), policy engine integration, multi-tenancy architecture

Preferred skills

Policy-as-code (Rego/Cedar/Polar), build-vs-buy evaluation, AuthN/AuthZ boundaries, B2B SaaS experience, open-source contributions

Technologies

Java/Kotlin/Go/Node/Python, Oso, Permit.io, Cerbos, OpenFGA, AuthZed, AWS Verified Permissions/Cedar, OPA/Rego

Responsibilities

Evaluate build vs. buy for centralized authorization, design policy models (roles, permissions, hierarchies), architect decision engine, integrate authz checks with platform/security teams, build reference implementations and SDKs, contribute to testing practices

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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