[Remote] Software Engineer L5, Ads Reporting (Flink)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries. They are seeking a Software Engineer L5 for their Ads Reporting Infrastructure team, which is responsible for building and operating systems that collect, enrich, and deliver ads-related events at scale.


Responsibilities

  • Experience with Flink a must
  • Extensive experience in building large-scale, low-latency distributed systems and real-time data processing
  • Experience building low-latency, highly available pipelines to ingest billions of ad events daily from client and server endpoints.
  • Experience building monitoring, alerting, and auditing systems to guarantee end-to-end data accuracy, timeliness, and completeness.
  • Hands-on expertise building and integrating with ad technologies such as SSPs, DSPs, or Ad Servers. In-depth understanding of programmatic advertising.
  • Expertise in building and integrating APIs and services with data technologies such as Apache Druid for real-time analytics and data processing
  • Broad knowledge of ad tech and advertising landscape, programmatic advertising, and digital marketing trends.
  • Developed many cloud-based applications and comfortable with modern programming languages (preferably object-oriented)
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
  • Familiarity with legal compliance and changing landscape of ads regulations around the world.
  • Experience working in the CTV space and knowledge of it’s unique constraints.

Skills

  • Experience with Flink a must
  • Extensive experience in building large-scale, low-latency distributed systems and real-time data processing
  • Experience building low-latency, highly available pipelines to ingest billions of ad events daily from client and server endpoints.
  • Experience building monitoring, alerting, and auditing systems to guarantee end-to-end data accuracy, timeliness, and completeness.
  • Hands-on expertise building and integrating with ad technologies such as SSPs, DSPs, or Ad Servers. In-depth understanding of programmatic advertising.
  • Expertise in building and integrating APIs and services with data technologies such as Apache Druid for real-time analytics and data processing
  • Broad knowledge of ad tech and advertising landscape, programmatic advertising, and digital marketing trends.
  • Developed many cloud-based applications and comfortable with modern programming languages (preferably object-oriented)
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
  • Familiarity with legal compliance and changing landscape of ads regulations around the world.
  • Experience working in the CTV space and knowledge of it’s unique constraints

Benefits

  • Health Plans
  • Mental Health support
  • A 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

Company Overview

  • Netflix is an online streaming platform that enables users to watch TV shows and movies. It was founded in 1997, and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.netflix.com.

  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Netflix has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 230 in 2025, 309 in 2024, 191 in 2023, 261 in 2022, 268 in 2021, 225 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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