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Netflix · 2 weeks ago

Live Streaming Software Engineer

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$100K/yr - $400K/yr
date4+ years exp

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries. They are seeking a Live Streaming Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable audio, video, and text processing workflows for live streaming, improving the reliability and efficiency of their live event infrastructure.

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Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain media encoding pipelines and live streaming workflows for both cloud and on-premise environments
Build infrastructure, tools, and real-time monitoring systems to support live video delivery and operational visibility
Automate quality control and alerting mechanisms to detect and resolve streaming issues rapidly
Partner closely with the Live Broadcast Operations team to improve operational efficiency and stream reliability
Provide engineering support during live events to ensure broadcast quality
Adapt to flexible working hours aligned with live event schedules

Qualification

Live streaming workflowsDigital video fundamentalsJavaScriptingAutomationVideo transport protocolsContainer formatsAnalytical skillsDebugging skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

4+ years of professional experience building scalable backend systems
3+ years of experience with live streaming workflows and infrastructure
Proficient in Java; experience with Go, Python, JavaScript, or Rust is a plus
Experience with scripting and automation tools
Deep knowledge of digital video fundamentals, compression (AVC, HEVC, DD+, Atmos, HDR), distribution formats (MPEG-TS, HLS, DASH), and signaling (SCTE-35, ESNI)
Familiarity with video transport protocols such as RTP, RTMP, SRT, UDP, Zixi, and RIST
Experience with container formats such as MP4 (ISOBMFF) and CMAF, including segmenting, muxing, and stream packaging for live and on-demand delivery
Understanding of advertisement insertion workflows and DRM (Fairplay, PlayReady, Widevine)
Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Preferred

Experience with encoding ladders, video compression tuning, and quality optimization
Proficiency with AWS, Linux/Windows CLI, and open-source multimedia frameworks (e.g., FFmpeg, GStreamer)
Familiarity with contribution hardware and signal processing in baseband or ST 2110 workflows

Company

Netflix

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Netflix is an online streaming platform that enables users to watch TV shows and movies.
dateFounded in 1997
location
Los Gatos, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.netflix.com

H1B Sponsorship

Netflix has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (310)
2024 (309)
2023 (191)
2022 (261)
2021 (268)
2020 (225)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$63.91B
Key Investors
Wells FargoTCVGroupe Arnault
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $59B
2024-08-01Post Ipo Debt· $1.8B
2018-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $2.67M

Leadership Team

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Gregory Peters
Co-CEO
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Ted Sarandos
Co-CEO
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