Distributed Systems Engineer 6 - Ads Member Experience

Netflix is a leading entertainment company focused on pushing the boundaries of storytelling and technology. They are seeking a Distributed Systems Engineer to join their Ads Member Experience group, which is responsible for defining and building innovative ad formats for the Netflix streaming platform. The role involves scaling ad tech and ensuring a premium experience for both users and advertisers.

Responsibilities:

• Identify and build the ad formats that will define the future of advertising on the Netflix streaming platform, including live events
• Drive the definition of ad formats and how they are standardized across delivery platforms (TV, mobile, web)
• Lead the experimentation needed to optimize the advertising experience for both users and advertisers
• Build highly performant advertising systems and deliver high impact to the business by monetizing content
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders from product, engineering, design, etc. to deliver complex features with critical business impact

Requirements:

• 8+ years of software development experience, with 5+ years of experience in the Ads domain
• Professional experience with ad formats and ad delivery systems, including experimentation with ad creatives and/or native ads
• Experience with architecting and building large-scale infrastructure for real-time, low-latency, online advertising environments
• Thorough understanding of the advertising marketplace and landscape, with a focus on publisher side challenges like optimizing fill rates, adjusting ad load, and maximizing advertiser value
• Proven track record of building systems that power sophisticated user experimentation, A/B testing and lift studies
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking with demonstrated product sense and leadership in the working environment
• Expertise in developing systems that measure and optimize end-user advertising experiences, delivering the right advertisement at the right time for the right user
• Track record of collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders from product, engineering, design, etc. and of delivering complex features with critical business impact
• Familiarity with SDUI (Server-Driven User Interface) architectures
• Experience building unique ad formats and ad products at scale across multiple advertising channels (CTV, DOOH, Mobile, and Web)
• Programmatic advertisement experience
• Contributed to an ads industry technology standard (e.g. VAST, OpenRTB) or worked on an industry consortium effort, working group etc
• Familiarity with legal compliance and changing landscape of ads regulations around the world