Netflix · 11 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Gaming - Video Algorithms (L5)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $720K/yr
5+ years expNetflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Video Algorithms to design and implement encoding algorithms for their Cloud Gaming platform, ensuring high-quality video experiences for users.
Digital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentTVVideo Streaming
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for designing, prototyping and implementing encoding algorithms and software workflows that power Netflix cloud games
You will find innovative solutions for cost-efficient use of hardware and network resources through intelligent designs that tradeoff between render quality, encoding quality, latency and network conditions
You will ideate and prototype high-risk-high-reward solutions that address concerns that are unique to the Netflix approach to cloud gaming
You will work with external vendors and guide their future development in the area of low-latency encoding in directions that are mutually beneficial
You will work on exciting video encoding, rendering and transmission problems while knowing that you are making Netflix games smoother, crisper and more engaging for millions of people worldwide
Qualification
Required
5+ years experience in multimedia software development for real-time systems, with excellent debugging and problem solving skills
BS in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or equivalent. MS or PhD a plus
Shown proficiency in C++, C, Go, or object-oriented programming
Solid understanding of video compression and processing, including codec standards such as H.264/AVC, HEVC and AV1
Solid understanding of real-time image and signal processing
Excellent software development skills and a successful track record in Real-time Video Encoding or adjacent fields such as Computer Graphics, Networks & Transport or Video Quality with contributions to products
Ability to see areas for improvements in existing systems, and is capable of conceiving and executing solutions for such improvements iteratively
Excited to apply your expertise to a product that touches millions of lives everyday
Preferred
Experience with cloud gaming
Experience with software performance optimization on constrained hardware
Experience with hardware video encoders and SoCs
Involvement in open-source multimedia projects (such as ffmpeg, x264, avisynth, webm)
Experience with image and video quality assessment
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
Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off.
Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off.
Company
Netflix
Netflix is an online streaming platform that enables users to watch TV shows and movies.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$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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