Distributed Systems Engineer, Netflix

Data Platform

Salary not provided

Java

Junior, Mid and Senior level

Remote from US

Streaming service

Job no longer available

Streaming service

1001+ employees

B2CContentSubscriptionEntertainmentDigital MediaSaaS

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

Java

Junior, Mid and Senior level

Remote from US

1001+ employees

B2CContentSubscriptionEntertainmentDigital MediaSaaS

Company mission

Entertainment, like friendship, is a fundamental human need; it changes how we feel and gives us common ground. Netflix is better entertainment at lower cost and greater scale than the world has ever seen. They want to entertain everyone, and make the world smile.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

You have 2+ years of experience in building large-scale distributed systems features or applications
You are proficient in the design and development of RESTful web services
Experienced in building and operating scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems
You are experienced in Java or other object-oriented programming languages
Multi-threading is a challenge that you are comfortable tackling
You have a BS in Computer Science or a related field

What the job involves

We are looking for distributed systems engineers to help evolve and innovate our infrastructure as we work towards our ambitious goal of 500 million members worldwide
Solving real business needs at large scale by applying your software engineering and analytical problem-solving skills
Architecting and building a robust, scalable, and highly available distributed infrastructure
Leading cross-functional initiatives and collaborating with engineers, product managers, and TPM across teams
Sharing our experiences with the open source communities and contributing to Netflix OSS

Our take

Netflix was started when one of the co-founders had received a $40 late fee after failing to return a film on time. Now, Netflix is one of the fastest growing technology companies, reinventing the entertainment space by providing high quality content for low fees.

This is becoming an increasingly competitive space, with deep-pocketed rivals including Amazon, Disney, Apple and AT&T. They are all spending big on content and pricing cheaply in a battle to win subscribers.

After a dwindling number of subscribers due to tough competition in 2022, Netflix is focused and committed to improving its core service which is its TV, movies and now games going forward. Post-IPO funding of $183 million from Winslow Capital at the end of 2023 followed the previous year's dumping of shares by the same company after Netflix's first loss of subscribers. This capital indicates a shifting perspective on Netflix's outlook, which saw a year-end subscriber boost.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

-8% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.2)

Trustpilot (1.4)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Apr 2000

$50m

SERIES E

Jul 1999

$30m

SERIES D

Total funding: $103.5m

Company benefits

Work from home opportunities

Company HQ

Los Gatos, CA

Leadership

Reed Hastings

(Chairman)

Served two years with the Peace Corps in Switzerland. Studied Computer Science at Stanford, and founded Pure Software (which sold for a substantial profit before Netflix). Previously a Board Member at Microsoft and Facebook.

Greg Peters

(Co-CEO)

Previously Netflix COO and CPO, SVP and CE of Product Development at Macrovision, VP of Engineering at Mediabolic, Director at Redhat inc, VP Engineering at NOCpulse.

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