Software Engineer 5 – Live Media Asset Management
Job Description:
• Design and build backend services that power the Live MAM platform (e.g., ingest orchestration, media/metadata normalization, rights‑aware APIs, timecode‑based services)
• Integrate a third‑party MAM with Netflix’s hybrid infrastructure, ensuring a coherent media and metadata flow across systems
• Implement robust data models and APIs for live media assets, metadata, rights and restrictions, and time‑aligned events
• Collaborate with partner teams (engineering, production, operations, vendors) to deliver end‑to‑end workflows for live and near‑live content
• Work with AI/ML teams and services to incorporate automated tagging and indexing into the MAM ecosystem
• Own services in production, including observability, reliability, and on‑call, for systems that support time‑critical live workflows
Requirements:
• 5+ years of experience building and operating backend/platform services in production
• Strong foundation in distributed systems and event‑driven architectures
• Experience in at least one of: Media platforms, MAM/DAM systems, or video workflows (live or VOD), or Complex integrations between 3rd‑party platforms and in‑house infrastructure
• Comfortable working in a hybrid cloud + on‑prem environment; able to reason about large‑scale storage, transcoding, and messaging systems
• Platform mindset: you design reusable services and clear APIs for multiple internal customers
• Care deeply about reliability and observability, especially for time‑sensitive workflows
• Strong collaborator who can work effectively with engineering, product, and operations partners
• Self‑directed, pragmatic, and comfortable operating with freedom and responsibility
Benefits:
• Health Plans
• 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 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
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• Design and build backend services that power the Live MAM platform (e.g., ingest orchestration, media/metadata normalization, rights‑aware APIs, timecode‑based services)
• Integrate a third‑party MAM with Netflix’s hybrid infrastructure, ensuring a coherent media and metadata flow across systems
• Implement robust data models and APIs for live media assets, metadata, rights and restrictions, and time‑aligned events
• Collaborate with partner teams (engineering, production, operations, vendors) to deliver end‑to‑end workflows for live and near‑live content
• Work with AI/ML teams and services to incorporate automated tagging and indexing into the MAM ecosystem
• Own services in production, including observability, reliability, and on‑call, for systems that support time‑critical live workflows
Requirements:
• 5+ years of experience building and operating backend/platform services in production
• Strong foundation in distributed systems and event‑driven architectures
• Experience in at least one of: Media platforms, MAM/DAM systems, or video workflows (live or VOD), or Complex integrations between 3rd‑party platforms and in‑house infrastructure
• Comfortable working in a hybrid cloud + on‑prem environment; able to reason about large‑scale storage, transcoding, and messaging systems
• Platform mindset: you design reusable services and clear APIs for multiple internal customers
• Care deeply about reliability and observability, especially for time‑sensitive workflows
• Strong collaborator who can work effectively with engineering, product, and operations partners
• Self‑directed, pragmatic, and comfortable operating with freedom and responsibility
Benefits:
• Health Plans
• 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 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
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