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We obsess over great playback experiences. We want playback to start immediately, at great quality, and we never want playback to stop unexpectedly.
To provide the best possible streaming experience, we design algorithms that adapt audio and video qualities to ever-changing network conditions, encoding profiles, UI features, and device capabilities. Our team comes from diverse backgrounds, has... an equal gender ratio, and has a wide range of expertise in computer networking, video streaming, data analysis, embedded systems, and software engineering.
Beyond the subscription-based video-on-demand service, we help Netflix expand into Live Streaming and Advertisements. We work highly cross-functionally and jointly develop our algorithms with Netflix CDN, Encoding Technologies, Data Science & Engineering, Consumer Insights, and UI Engineering.
Who You Are
We are looking for a senior engineer to help us further improve the streaming quality of experience (QoE) on browsers, game consoles, Smart TVs, mobile and other devices. In this role, you would be responsible for improving Netflixs Live streaming experience and developing tools that help innovate streaming algorithms for millions of devices. You will also help evolve system architecture and conduct controlled experiments in the field to validate improvements.
Its an exciting time to join this team! The business is expanding, the science is new, and were making big progress at a rapid pace.
More about you:
Comfortable developing software on multiple platforms
Comfortable with algorithm-focused software development
Proven ability to design tools to improve software performance
Proven ability to communicate complex technical issues cross-functionally
Bias to action and take strategic approaches to solve technical problems
Nice to have skills:
Experience in statistics and data analysis
Experience with audio or video
Knowledge of streaming protocols
Knowledge of data engineering
Knowledge of encoding technology
Experience with shipping software on behalf of a major brand at scale
What you will do:
Improve Netflix Live playback experience through adaptive streaming designs
Design tools and systems to facilitate adaptive streaming algorithm designs and improve the playback experience
Design metrics that capture the viewers experience as well as the system performance
Run controlled experiments on millions of streaming sessions to validate improvements
Work cross-functionally with Netflix CDN, Encoding Technologies, Data Science & Engineering, Consumer Insights, and UI Engineering
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