Netflix · 3 days ago
Software Engineer (L5) - Cloud Games Transport R&D
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$388K/yr - $558K/yrNetflix is a leading entertainment company focused on pushing the boundaries of storytelling through innovative technology. They are seeking a senior software engineer to design and implement ultra-low latency transport protocols for their cloud gaming service, emphasizing performance and collaboration across teams.
Digital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentTVVideo Streaming
Responsibilities
Help refine and improve understanding of network path characteristics
Refine and import heuristics for rate & latency estimation, rate adaptation, congestion control, and loss recovery for RTP-based media streams
Collaborate with colleagues to implement and deploy new ideas in the server-side transport stack
Work closely with server, client and data analytics colleagues to improve lab-based and production (A/B) testing techniques for evaluating service performance
Qualification
Required
Experience identifying and solving highly complex transport problems that are open-ended or ambiguous and result in significant business or technical impact
Experience designing, implementing and deploying WebRTC-like transport stacks for interactive, ultra low-latency streaming applications
Familiarity with how low-latency, two-way media flows over IP networks interact with WiFi paths, bufferbloat, active queue management, and concurrent TCP-like traffic
Practical understanding of modern strategies for balancing network congestion, goodput, latency and reliability in support of interactive, ultra low-latency streaming
Experience using network lab environments for controlled data networking experiments exploring large, multi-parameter test spaces
Experience using A/B testing methodologies for transport stack performance testing in production
An ability to articulate for diverse audiences the technical and business implications of performance measurement experiments executed both in the lab and in production
Experience with modern tools and scripting languages used for network traffic capture, test orchestration, post-capture analysis and presentation
Have the ability to define and self-manage cross-functional projects fueled by ambiguous questions
Are a self-starter, curious and not afraid to ask when in doubt
Are a quick learner and excited about learning new technologies
Advocate software craftsmanship, take pride in your work and enjoy taking full ownership of projects from conception to deployment in high-reliability production infrastructure
Preferred
Experience with software development in Linux or closely-related environments
Experience using hardware encoding pipelines as content sources for RTP streams, particularly in virtual machine and/or containerized environments
Experience partnering with remote engineering or product teams across multiple time zones
Masters or Bachelors degree in a relevant science or engineering discipline
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.
Founded in 1997
10001+ employees
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Funding
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2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $67.2B
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