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Front-End Developer - Netflix Animation Studios

netflixVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaEstimate the salary

Onsite · Senior 5+ yrs · A month ago

ReactTypeScriptJavaScriptGraphQLHTML5CSS3

Quick Take

Front-End Developer role at Netflix Animation Studios in Vancouver (Onsite). Looking for an experienced frontend developer proficient in React, Vite, and Apollo Client to build state-of-the-art production management tools for animated feature films.

🇨🇦 Location & Studio Setup: Based in Vancouver, BC, Canada at Netflix Animation Studios.

🏢 About Netflix

Netflix is the world's leading streaming entertainment service with hundreds of millions of paid memberships across 190+ countries. Netflix Animation Studios (NAS) is on a mission to entertain audiences worldwide with bold, immersive animated films, building a global creative community spanning Vancouver, Burbank, and Sydney.

🎯 The Role

The Production Tools Engineering team at Netflix Animation Studios develops and supports mission-critical web applications used by Production Management personnel to run studio operations. In this role, you will build and iterate on web tools built atop Netflix's enterprise technology stack, ensuring maximum operational efficiency across the animated film production lifecycle.

🛠️ Tech Stack

  • Frontend: React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3
  • Tooling & Build: Vite, Webpack, NPM, Git
  • Data & APIs: Apollo Client, GraphQL, RESTful Microservices
  • Domain: Creative Production Management, Animation/VFX Workflows

💼 What You'll Do

  • Architect, build, and maintain production management web tools using React and Vite.
  • Work closely with production coordinators, artists, and technical directors to identify operational bottlenecks and translate them into intuitive software.
  • Connect frontend applications to distributed backend services through GraphQL and Apollo Client.
  • Diagnose and solve complex client-side performance issues and UI edge cases.
  • Maintain high standards for usability, accessibility, and visual polish.

✅ What You'll Need

  • Proven professional experience as a frontend software engineer.
  • Strong expertise building performant web applications with React and TypeScript.
  • Deep understanding of GraphQL and client-side data caching using Apollo Client.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a customer-centric mindset.
  • Strong eye for clean UI/UX design and interaction details.

🌟 Nice to Have

  • Prior experience within the animation, visual effects (VFX), or video games industries.
  • Experience working with distributed creative teams across multiple time zones.

Why This Role?

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