Netflix · 3 months ago
Software Engineer 5 - Ads Inventory Management & Forecasting
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $720K/yrNetflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries. They are seeking a Software Engineer 5 for the Ads Inventory Management & Forecasting team to build state-of-the-art real-time inventory forecasting solutions and publisher inventory management systems that support various monetization strategies.
Digital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentTVVideo Streaming
Responsibilities
Professional experience in building sophisticated ads forecasting systems which involves ML models and high performance ad server simulation that accounts for constraints like frequency capping, targeting, publisher policy, and other business parameters
Professional experience in building publisher inventory management solutions that supports monetization strategies such as dynamic pricing, rate card management, product packaging, inventory split and yield management
Proven experience in handling data at extremely large volumes with big data tools like Spark, and building high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems that utilize big data
General understanding of the advertising marketplace and landscape, with a focus on publisher side challenges like optimizing fill rates and maximizing revenue in the context of inventory management
Developed many cloud based applications and comfortable with modern programming languages (preferably object oriented)
Familiar with A/B testing and experimentation
Experience in working with cross-functional teams to drive large and complex projects
Qualification
Required
Professional experience in building sophisticated ads forecasting systems which involves ML models and high performance ad server simulation that accounts for constraints like frequency capping, targeting, publisher policy, and other business parameters
Professional experience in building publisher inventory management solutions that supports monetization strategies such as dynamic pricing, rate card management, product packaging, inventory split and yield management
Proven experience in handling data at extremely large volumes with big data tools like Spark, and building high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems that utilize big data
General understanding of the advertising marketplace and landscape, with a focus on publisher side challenges like optimizing fill rates and maximizing revenue in the context of inventory management
Developed many cloud based applications and comfortable with modern programming languages (preferably object oriented)
Familiar with A/B testing and experimentation
Experience in working with cross-functional teams to drive large and complex projects
Preferred
Good understanding of Lucene index and had experience building Lucene index with large volume of data
Experience in productionizing ML models and deploying models at scale
Contributed to an ads industry technology standard (e.g VAST, OpenRTB) or worked on an industry consortium effort, working group etc
Familiarity with legal compliance and changing landscape of ads regulations around the world
Experience working in the CTV space and knowledge of its unique constraints
Benefits
Health Plans
Mental Health support
A 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match
Stock Option Program
Disability Programs
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
Family-forming benefits
Life and Serious Injury Benefits
Paid leave of absence programs
35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off
Flexible time off
Company
Netflix
Netflix is an online streaming platform that enables users to watch TV shows and movies.
Founded in 1997
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$63.91BKey Investors
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2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $59B
2024-08-01Post Ipo Debt· $1.8B
2018-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $2.67M
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