Distributed Systems Engineer 5 - Decisioning & Optimization

Netflix

New York, New York, United States of America
Base: $388,000.00 - $619,000.00; bonus/equity: no ...
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7+ years building distributed systems
2+ years ads domain experience
Ml model serving infrastructure expertise
The team owns the systems that power real-time ad decisioning, delivering relevant ads while balancing revenue goals and member experience

Job Summary

  • The team owns the systems that power real-time ad decisioning, delivering relevant ads while balancing revenue goals and member experience.
  • You will build and evolve the real-time ad decisioning path including ranking, scoring, bidding, and pacing under strict latency constraints.
  • Netflix offers a unique compensation structure where employees choose their salary versus stock options annually within a market range of $388,000 to $619,000.

Matching Summary

The team owns the systems that power real-time ad decisioning, delivering relevant ads while balancing revenue goals and member experience.

Salary

Base: $388,000.00 - $619,000.00; Bonus/Equity: No bonuses; Employees choose annual split between salary and stock options; Benefits: Comprehensive health plans, 401(k) match, flexible time off

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 7+ years building distributed systems
  • 2+ years ads domain experience
  • ML model serving infrastructure expertise
  • Real-time inference sub-20ms P99
  • Ad serving concepts understanding

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with auction mechanics
  • Multi-stage ranking systems knowledge
  • CTV constraints familiarity
  • Experimentation infrastructure experience
  • Simulation platform development

Key Requirements

  • 7+ years distributed systems experience
  • 2+ years ad tech domain experience
  • Productionize ML models into low-latency paths

Work Rights

Not specified

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