Software Engineer 4 - Web & TV Player

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 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.

The Web & TV Player team is responsible for all playback functionality on both the Web and TV Platforms. Whether streaming on netflix.com or on an NRDP-enabled TV Device (SmartTV, STB, or streaming sticks), we develop playback functionality for all modes of streaming SVOD, Ads, Live, and Cloud Games. The team manages all aspects of the client playback, from the state machine, license, and metadata management to delivery of streaming media to the sink device, ensuring top quality and best-in-class streaming QoE.

The Team

The Web & TV Player team sits at the nexus of a diverse set of innovative activities around product feature expansion (recent playback features include Live Streaming, Dynamic Ads Insertion, and Ident innovation),  A/B experimentation of new encodes (ex: AV1) to increase adoption, support for new security features, content discovery and playback control on companion devices, as well as continuous integration and release management of our video player. We partner with various cross-functional teams across Netflix, including UI, Encoding, Streaming Algorithms, Security,  and Open Connect for product development and experimentation.

Our team comprises engineers from diverse backgrounds with various expertise across different disciplines (Embedded systems, Streaming Media Playback, Content Protection, Web Technologies, Client Server Communication, Networking protocols, Continuous Integration, Test Automation, Experimentation, and Software engineering). Our success comes from self-motivated, selfless, curious, and highly collaborative engineers in the team. We are innovating fast and it is an exciting time to join the team to bring new playback features to delight our members.

The Role

We are looking for a software engineer to join our team in enhancing our video player with new features and tackle challenges to improve streaming quality and reach across both TV and Web devices. In this role, you will develop new features, conduct A/B experiments, analyze the data, influence decision-making, roll out new playback features to millions of devices worldwide. 

What sets you apart?

• You are a curious and self-motivated individual, willing to learn and execute. 

• You have a mindset to go deeper to understand the problems and identify the root causes.

• You seek alternate perspectives to improve your ideas.

• You can rethink existing designs and rebuild as needed.

• You use data and seek input from others to inform your decisions. 

• You are selfless, highly collaborative, and willing to help colleagues when in need. 

What skills are essential to us?

• Have 3+ years of software development experience with streaming media playback and/or developing software to manage audio video playback on devices. 

• Proficient in Typescript and Node.js.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Experience with A/B testing, developing experiments to test hypotheses, and analyzing data to drive improvements in streaming quality. 

• Knowledge of adaptive streaming technologies MPEG DASH, HTML5 MSE and EME is nice to have. 

• Proven ability to communicate complex technical issues cross-functionally.

• Experience with shipping software at scale is a big plus

• Experience developing software on SmartTV’s, SetTop boxes or Streaming sticks is a big plus.

Our culture:

Read about the Netflix culture which values freedom and responsibility, enabling us to do our best work.

At Netflix, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors to determine your personal top of market. We rely on market indicators to determine compensation and consider your specific job, skills, and experience to get it right. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary and will also be dependent on your location. 

The overall market range for roles in this area of Netflix is typically $100,000 - $720,000. 

This market range is based on total compensation (vs. only base salary), which is in line with our compensation philosophy. Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.

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 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.

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