Distributed Systems Engineer 6 - Ads Member Experience

About the role

Netflix’s mission is to entertain the world, and the company is expanding its ad‑supported tier to provide more choices for consumers and a premium TV brand experience for advertisers. The Ads Platform Engineering teams build advertising systems and integrations that power ad delivery using Netflix’s content delivery ecosystem, ensuring brand safety and a thoughtful viewing experience. The Ads Member Experience group defines future ad formats—including live events—standardizes them across TV, mobile, and web, and leads experimentation to optimize outcomes for users and advertisers. This role is part of a strategic initiative to build a world‑class advertising ecosystem following the launch of the ad‑supported tier, and it will help scale highly performant advertising systems that drive significant business impact.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software development experience, with 5+ years in the ads domain.
• Professional experience with ad formats and ad delivery systems, including experimentation with ad creatives and/or native ads.
• Experience architecting and building large‑scale infrastructure for real‑time, low‑latency, online advertising environments.
• Thorough understanding of the advertising marketplace and publisher‑side challenges such as 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.
• 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 (product, engineering, design, etc.) and delivering complex features with critical business impact.

Nice to Haves

• Familiarity with Server‑Driven User Interface (SDUI) architectures.
• Experience building unique ad formats and ad products at scale across multiple advertising channels (CTV, DOOH, Mobile, and Web).
• Programmatic advertising experience.
• Contributions to ads industry technology standards (e.g., VAST, OpenRTB) or participation in industry consortium efforts.
• Familiarity with legal compliance and the evolving landscape of global ads regulations.

Compensation

Compensation consists solely of an annual salary, with the option each year to allocate a portion to stock options. The salary range for this role is $499,000.00 – $900,000.00.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health plans and mental health support.
• 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 of paid time off annually; salaried employees receive flexible time off.