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Netflix · 1 day ago

Software Engineer - Open Connect Control Plane

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$100K/yr - $720K/yr
date5+ years exp

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries. The role involves building scalable distributed systems solutions for the Open Connect Control Plane team, focusing on cloud services, algorithms for optimizing user experience, and operational tools for system management.

Digital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentTVVideo Streaming
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Building cloud services that customers directly hit when they press ‘Play’
Developing algorithms that smartly steer customers to Open Connect appliances for optimal Quality-of-Experience
Creating algorithms to understand and optimize hardware utilization and cost efficiency
Building operational knobs and tools to quickly diagnose and fix problems as they arise

Qualification

Distributed Systems ExperienceSoftware DevelopmentReal-time SystemsNetworking ConceptsAnalytics ExperienceOperational ExcellenceData-driven ApproachInclusive EnvironmentProblem ParametrizationOptimization Algorithms

Required

Distributed Systems Experience (e.g. Java)
5+ years of software development
Experience building and operating business-critical, real-time systems at scale
Basic background in networking concepts
Analytics experience (e.g. experience with Python or SQL or Notebooks, etc.)

Preferred

Behavioral modeling (e.g. experience with Tensorflow, Spark, Presto, etc.)

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

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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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