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Software Engineer, Broadcast Systems, L5

Netflix is the world's leading streaming entertainment service with over 195 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages.

Netflix

Employee count: 5000+

United States only

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with 283 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

About the Role
Our team is seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer to join the Broadcast Systems Team within the Live Broadcast Technology group. This role is pivotal in developing and scaling our physical broadcast workflow orchestration tooling, which is essential for automating and orchestrating live workflows at Netflix end-to-end. While this role is primarily focused on engineering our backend APIs, the team is responsible for both backend and frontend development, ensuring we can efficiently provision and orchestrate our infrastructure as we expand to new markets.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and support the orchestration tooling, with a focus on backend components, focusing on reliability and scalability.

  • Collaborate with the Live Broadcast Operations team to build and automate live workflows, reducing manual configurations and enhancing operational efficiency.

  • Scale our orchestration services to support a global network of physical ingest points, addressing challenges related to ingest, routing, and control.

  • Work closely with the Live Streaming Pipeline team on design and integration efforts, ensuring seamless interaction between ground and cloud systems.

  • Document processes and systems meticulously to ensure clarity and consistency across teams and stakeholders.

  • Engage in future responsibilities, including BOC and MCR automation, as the service evolves.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on professional experience in software engineering, with a focus on distributed services in the cloud.

  • Strong software engineering design principles as we model complex broadcast workflows

  • Extensive experience in designing and implementing comprehensive automated software testing frameworks.

  • Good communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Go, or similar, with robust programming skills.

  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex systems.

  • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.

  • Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment with operations, partner development teams, broadcast engineering partners, live launch/project management teams and more

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with 2110 networking, including timing and routing concepts

  • Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

  • Familiarity with broadcast hardware and software from GrassValley, Appear, EVS, AI Media, TagVs and AWS Elemental

  • Experience with open-source multimedia frameworks and tools.

  • Experience with real-time data processing and analytics.

  • Understanding of streaming protocols and codec basics, especially broadcast codecs.

Why Join Us
Be part of a team that is transforming live broadcast technology at Netflix. Your work will directly impact the quality and scalability of live events, contributing to a seamless experience for millions of viewers worldwide. At Netflix, we value individual contributions and offer opportunities for professional growth and leadership within a flat, highly aligned structure.

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversitybuilds 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.

Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.

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Netflix is the world's leading streaming entertainment service with over 195 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments.

A great workplace combines exceptional colleagues and hard problems.

Freedom and Responsibility

Our core philosophy is people over process. Our culture has been instrumental to our success and has helped us attract and retain stunning colleagues, making work here more satisfying.

Internet entertainment. Global original content. Product personalization.

Our first original series debuted in 2013. Over the following decades, Internet TV will replace linear, and we hope to keep leading by offering an amazing entertainment experience.

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Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Time Away

Our vacation policy is “take vacation” and we actually do. Frankly, we intermix work and personal time quite a bit. Time away works differently at Netflix.

Paid parental leave

We recognize that one of the most special events in an individual's life is the birth or adoption of a child. Our parental leave policy is: "take care of your baby and yourself." New parents generally take 4 - 8 months.

Work, Not Drive

When it comes to your work schedule, commuting doesn’t always sync up and rush hour can be stressful. Work, not drive partners with a rideshare service that provides you the flexibility and focus on work while you commute.

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