Netflix Software Engineering L5 Ads Creatives & Policy 

United States, New York, City of Albany 

535074381

As a Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing and implementing scalable systems that support our ad platform. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions that align with our business goals. This role requires a strong technical background, a passion for innovation, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems for the Ads Creatives & Policy team.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions that meet business objectives.

• Implement and optimize ad creative lifecycle management, including ingestion, encoding, review, and CDN deployments.

• Develop systems and tooling to automate and scale the creative process for advertisers.

• Reduce friction in creating creatives for custom formats and enhance asset portability using creative development tooling, including genAI as appropriate.

• Build and enhance manual workflows and automated review systems that rely on ML and creative understanding to improve SLAs.

• Ensure compliance of ad campaigns and creatives with Netflix policy, brand safety guidelines, and global/local laws and regulations.

• Stay informed about industry trends and technologies, particularly in the programmatic ecosystem.

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on backend development.

• Strong product mindset with experience in delivering large, complex projects in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders (technology, operations, or business-focused).

• General understanding of the advertising marketplace and landscape.

• Strong analytical and strategic thinking with demonstrated product sense and leadership in the working environment.

• Experience in building Ad Creatives lifecycle management, including ingestion, encoding, review, and managing and optimizing CDN deployments.

• Familiarity or experience with OpenRTB, AdCOM specs, and the overall programmatic ecosystem.

• Familiarity with legal compliance and the changing landscape of ads regulations worldwide.

• Familiarity with ML and advertising systems that leverage data to drive optimal outcomes for users and the business.

• Experience working in the CTV space and knowledge of its unique constraints.

• Awareness of ads industry technology standards (e.g., VAST, OpenRTB) or experience working on an industry consortium effort or working group.

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.

Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.