Software Engineer (L5), Playback Components

Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services with 278 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

The Role

The Platform Apps and Innovation team develops core components that enable the latest audio and video experiences on the largest SmartTV+ providers in the world. They are responsible for building the newest Netflix app on devices from Amazon, Google, Roku, LG, Samsung, and others. We succeed by unlocking new capabilities and continuous improvements measured by increased velocity of change and excellence in pushing up QoE.

| Who you are

• You are passionate about video playback and understand playback QoE attributes

• You are fluent in JavaScript and C/C++ with experience working on embedded systems

• You are a strong collaborator with excellent communication skills

• You have empathy for the end user and seek out areas where we can do better

• You have a growth mindset - you don’t need to know everything but are eager to learn anything

| What you will do

• Design, implement, and enhance core playback components using JavaScript 

• Explore opportunities to increase the change velocity of core playback components

• Collaborate with internal teams to analyze existing and new QoE metrics to identify trends and device performance improvements

| What sets you apart?

• Prior experience in delivering playback components or understanding audio and video coding

• Prior experience in QoE metrics-driven software development

• Prior experience in driving change through new software design adaptations

| Why Netflix?

• Our is something we strive to constantly improve and practice daily.

• You’ll work with stunning colleagues across all levels. 

• You’ll continue your career growth while pushing the boundaries of what is possible with home entertainment today.

We seek to grow diverse, inclusive teams that enhance our perspectives, skill sets, and behaviors. We highly encourage you to apply if your background will complement us, even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. 

Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $100,000 - $720,000.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including 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, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer 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.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.