
Software Engineer 5 – Live Media Asset Management
Netflix
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $388,000 - $558,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Design and build backend services that power the Live MAM platform (e.g., ingest orchestration, media/metadata normalization, rights‑aware APIs, timecode‑based services)
- Integrate a third‑party MAM with Netflix’s hybrid infrastructure, ensuring a coherent media and metadata flow across systems
- Implement robust data models and APIs for live media assets, metadata, rights and restrictions, and time‑aligned events
- Collaborate with partner teams (engineering, production, operations, vendors) to deliver end‑to‑end workflows for live and near‑live content
- Work with AI/ML teams and services to incorporate automated tagging and indexing into the MAM ecosystem
- Own services in production, including observability, reliability, and on‑call, for systems that support time‑critical live workflows
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience building and operating backend/platform services in production
- Strong foundation in distributed systems and event‑driven architectures
- Experience in at least one of: Media platforms, MAM/DAM systems, or video workflows (live or VOD), or Complex integrations between 3rd‑party platforms and in‑house infrastructure
- Comfortable working in a hybrid cloud + on‑prem environment; able to reason about large‑scale storage, transcoding, and messaging systems
- Platform mindset: you design reusable services and clear APIs for multiple internal customers
- Care deeply about reliability and observability, especially for time‑sensitive workflows
- Strong collaborator who can work effectively with engineering, product, and operations partners
- Self‑directed, pragmatic, and comfortable operating with freedom and responsibility
Benefits
- Health Plans
- Mental Health support
- 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
backend servicesdata modelsAPIsdistributed systemsevent-driven architecturesmedia platformsMAM systemsvideo workflowshybrid cloudlarge-scale storage
Soft Skills
collaborationself-directedpragmaticreliabilityobservabilitydesign mindsetcommunicationproblem-solvingresponsibilityteamwork