Live Streaming Software Engineer - Remote

Overview

Netflix is seeking a Live Streaming Software Engineer to enhance the reliability and efficiency of their live event infrastructure by designing and maintaining scalable audio, video, and text processing workflows.

In Short

• Join the Live Streaming Pipeline team at Netflix.
• Design, develop, and maintain media encoding pipelines.
• Build tools and real-time monitoring systems for live video delivery.
• Automate quality control and alerting mechanisms.
• Collaborate with Live Broadcast Operations for stream reliability.
• Provide engineering support during live events.
• Adapt to flexible working hours aligned with live events.
• 4+ years of experience in backend systems.
• Proficient in Java and familiar with other programming languages.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with live streaming workflows.
• Deep knowledge of digital video fundamentals and compression.
• Familiarity with video transport protocols.
• Experience with container formats and advertisement insertion workflows.
• Proficiency with AWS and open-source multimedia frameworks.
• Nice-to-have experience with encoding ladders and quality optimization.
• Strong analytical skills.

Benefits

• Work in a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Opportunities for professional growth.
• Access to best-in-class entertainment content.
• Flexible working hours.
• Equal-opportunity employer with a focus on diversity.