Netflix · 9 hours ago
Software Engineer PhD Intern, Streaming Algorithms (Summer 2026)
Los Gatos, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$25/hr - $110/hr
Start in 2026 SummerNetflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, and they are seeking an early-stage PhD student to assist in enhancing the scalability of their Live streaming system. The intern will work on improving the quality of experience on millions of devices and evolve system architecture while conducting controlled experiments.
Digital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentTVVideo Streaming
Responsibilities
Assist in further enhancing the scalability of our Live streaming system and the streaming quality of experience (QoE) on millions of Netflix devices
Help evolve the system architecture across the entire streaming path
Conduct controlled field experiments to validate improvements
Qualification
Required
Currently an early-stage PhD student
An early-stage student is defined as a student who is still looking for their thesis topics
We can also accept later-stage PhD students if their thesis is closely aligned with the topic of Live QoE and scalability
Experience with research projects in one of the following research areas: network measurement, algorithms related to network performance (e.g., congestion control, adaptive streaming), content delivery, or encoding technology
Exhibit a bias to action, avoid analysis paralysis, and are willing to take smart risks
Preferred
Experience with applying statistics and experimentation in research projects is a big plus
Experience with video is a big plus
Company
Netflix
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