Netflix · 5 hours ago
Distributed Systems Engineer 5 - Live Ad Serving
Los Gatos, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $720K/yr
7+ years expNetflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, and they are seeking a Distributed Systems Engineer to build and maintain a robust, scalable infrastructure for their advertising ecosystem. The role focuses on architecting distributed backend systems for real-time dynamic ad insertion during live events, ensuring reliability and an exceptional viewing experience for members.
Digital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentTVVideo Streaming
Responsibilities
Architect, design, and implement distributed systems for serving ads in live events
Develop and operate the ad-insertion logic, including ad decisioning, pod construction, and manifest manipulation for server-side ad insertion (SSAI)
Build in-event tooling, monitoring dashboards, and alerting systems to ensure platform reliability and operational visibility during live events
Drive operational excellence by leading capacity planning, managing incidents, and conducting thorough post-mortem reviews
Ensure observability, scalability, and fault tolerance for ad systems adapting to unpredictable traffic spikes
Maintain expertise in ad-tech standards (VAST, VMAP, SCTE-35) and emerging streaming technologies
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience, 4+ years of experience in the Ads domain
Experience working with ads on Live content
Experience building ad servers, SSPs, or DSPs
Experience building and operating highly-available distributed systems and backend services at large scale
Strong communication and collaboration skills for effective work with internal and external stakeholders
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively
Preferred
Experience working in the CTV space and knowledge of its unique constraints
Experience with virtual ad technologies for live content, such as dynamic billboards, product placement, or in-stream overlays
Experience designing and launching programmatic ad solutions for live events, including hybrid pods that combine programmatic and pre-sold inventory
Familiarity with building end-to-end ML model deployment and inference infrastructure for low-latency real-time ad systems in live content environments
Strong understanding of advertising concepts: publisher policies, frequency caps, and targeting
Company
Netflix
Netflix is an online streaming platform that enables users to watch TV shows and movies.
10001+ employees
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