Netflix

Software Engineer 5 – Live Media Asset Management

Netflix

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $388,000 - $558,000 per year

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

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Hard Skills & Tools
backend servicesdata modelsAPIsdistributed systemsevent-driven architecturesmedia platformsMAM systemsvideo workflowshybrid cloudlarge-scale storage
Soft Skills
collaborationself-directedpragmaticreliabilityobservabilitydesign mindsetcommunicationproblem-solvingresponsibilityteamwork