Software Engineer 4 - Web Player

Job Description

The Role

Join the team that builds the Web's most advanced video playback experience and influence work that reaches over 200 million Netflix members in over 190 countries!

The Web Player team implements the JavaScript adaptive video client that delivers Netflix content to our users on the Web. Our technology stack includes HTML5 and Typescript, using features like Media Source Extensions (MSE), Encrypted Media Extensions (EME), and Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC). Today, we support all major browser vendors and work closely with them to design and incorporate technologies like 4K, HDR, AV1, xHE-AAC, and Dolby Atmos that advance the state of the art for video streaming.
Our work includes driving measurable improvements to our customers' streaming experience as well as building out new features to support innovative product experiences like Live Streaming and Cloud Games. As part of our day-to-day work, we collaborate with UI engineering and product teams, browser vendors, content and studio engineering, and data experts to deliver video playback to every part of the Netflix Web experience.

Who You Are
• Open and proactive communicator who shares context, ideas, and feedback while also engaging in active listening
• Passionate about bringing a world class experience to millions of people watching our content on varied devices, in different languages, with diverse network connectivity, from locations across the globe
• Systems thinker who can reason through the interactions of complex systems and services and understand technical tradeoffs
• Experienced building applications using Web technologies and deeply curious about Audio and Video and how streaming at Netflix works
• Scientific thinker who can define hypotheses and use statistics to reason about data shifts in large populations

Learn More
• Our culture of doing "The Best Work of Our Lives" is critical to how we work together as a company and bring joy to our members. It's highly valued by our team, and is the primary reason many of our team members choose to work at Netflix.
• We believe safe spaces where everyone can be their authentic selves is the key to a successful team so we welcome and embrace all identities, cultures, and backgrounds.
Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $100,000 - $720,000.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including 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, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer 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. See more detail about our Benefits here.

Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

Job is open for no less than 20 days and will be removed when the position is filled.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rz0wo2-3-142-40-215-42 in your application.