Distributed Systems Engineer 5 - Ad Server Platform

Netflix

New York, New York, United States of America
Base: $388,000.00 - $619,000.00; bonus/equity: no ...
On-site
7+ years building distributed systems
Experience with java or kotlin languages
Deep understanding of latency engineering
The team builds robust, scalable, and efficient ad serving infrastructure that forms the backbone of Netflix's advertising ecosystem

Job Summary

  • The team builds robust, scalable, and efficient ad serving infrastructure that forms the backbone of Netflix's advertising ecosystem.
  • Engineers will own the full software development lifecycle, ensuring seamless delivery of ads across all platforms with strict latency SLAs.
  • Netflix offers a unique compensation structure where employees choose their mix of salary versus stock options annually.

Matching Summary

The team builds robust, scalable, and efficient ad serving infrastructure that forms the backbone of Netflix's advertising ecosystem.

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
  • Experience with Java or Kotlin languages
  • Deep understanding of latency engineering
  • Designing highly available fault-tolerant systems
  • Experience with event-driven architectures

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with CTV constraints and server-side ad insertion
  • Multi-region deployment experience with active-active architectures
  • Chaos engineering or SRE practices knowledge
  • Built logging and telemetry frameworks for high-throughput pipelines

Key Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in distributed systems
  • Proficiency in JVM languages like Java or Kotlin
  • Proven track record of production-quality code

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