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INTRODUCTION
At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what’s next. We launched a new ad-supported tier in November 2022 to offer our members more choice in how they consume their content. Our new tier allows us to attract new members at a lower price point while also creating a compelling path for advertisers to reach deeply engaged audiences.
ROLE
The Ads Platform Engineering creates the ecosystem that spans across the “Pitch to Pay” process. It goes all the way from enabling our sales teams (and other DSPs, resellers) to engage advertisers to run their campaigns on Netflix, and cuts across inventory and order management, campaign execution, ad serving, audience onboarding, targeting and delivery, measurement, reporting and finance. Our team is new, yet we have enormous ambitions of building highly performant advertising systems and delivering high impact to our business by monetizing our incredible slate of content. As one of the newest entrants in the rapidly growing Connected TV advertising space, we seek to build unique value propositions that help us differentiate from the competition and become a market leader in record time. The Ads Reporting Infrastructure team builds and operates the foundational systems that collect, enrich, and deliver ads-related events at scale. These systems ensure that raw signals from client devices, servers, and third-party integrations are transformed into clean, reliable, and privacy-safe data streams powering measurement, serving, reporting, and financial workflows. We are looking for highly motivated engineers working in the advertising space who are excited to join us on this journey.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with real-time systems a must
- Extensive experience in building large-scale, low-latency distributed systems and real-time data processing
- Experience building low-latency, highly available pipelines to ingest billions of ad events daily from client and server endpoints
- Experience building monitoring, alerting, and auditing systems to guarantee end-to-end data accuracy, timeliness, and completeness
- Hands-on expertise building and integrating with ad technologies such as SSPs, DSPs, or Ad Servers. In-depth understanding of programmatic advertising
- Expertise in building and integrating APIs and services with data technologies such as Apache Druid for real-time analytics and data processing
- Broad knowledge of ad tech and advertising landscape, programmatic advertising, and digital marketing trends
- Developed many cloud-based applications and comfortable with modern programming languages (preferably object-oriented)
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
MUST-HAVES
- JVM based programming language (or C++)
- Deep knowledge of at least one of these:
- Stream processing frameworks (e.g., Apache Flink)
- Real-time event processing systems
- Distributed caching system
- Experience designing event-driven or streaming data pipelines
- Experience working in Pacing and Budgeting teams at large advertising companies
NICE TO HAVES
- Experience with Apache Flink or similar streaming frameworks
- Experience with ads infrastructure (ad serving, pacing, budgeting, measurement, or attribution)
- Experience building event ingestion pipelines
- Familiarity with streaming analytics systems
- Experience working with large-scale event pipelines (millions+ events/sec)
- Streaming Analytics
- Ads serving
- Experience working in Ad Serving teams (DSP or SSP)
COMPENSATION
Generally, 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 $388,000.00 - $558,000.00.
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.
Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here. Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity 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.

INTRODUCTION
At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what’s next. We launched a new ad-supported tier in November 2022 to offer our members more choice in how they consume their content. Our new tier allows us to attract new members at a lower price point while also creating a compelling path for advertisers to reach deeply engaged audiences.
ROLE
The Ads Platform Engineering creates the ecosystem that spans across the “Pitch to Pay” process. It goes all the way from enabling our sales teams (and other DSPs, resellers) to engage advertisers to run their campaigns on Netflix, and cuts across inventory and order management, campaign execution, ad serving, audience onboarding, targeting and delivery, measurement, reporting and finance. Our team is new, yet we have enormous ambitions of building highly performant advertising systems and delivering high impact to our business by monetizing our incredible slate of content. As one of the newest entrants in the rapidly growing Connected TV advertising space, we seek to build unique value propositions that help us differentiate from the competition and become a market leader in record time. The Ads Reporting Infrastructure team builds and operates the foundational systems that collect, enrich, and deliver ads-related events at scale. These systems ensure that raw signals from client devices, servers, and third-party integrations are transformed into clean, reliable, and privacy-safe data streams powering measurement, serving, reporting, and financial workflows. We are looking for highly motivated engineers working in the advertising space who are excited to join us on this journey.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with real-time systems a must
- Extensive experience in building large-scale, low-latency distributed systems and real-time data processing
- Experience building low-latency, highly available pipelines to ingest billions of ad events daily from client and server endpoints
- Experience building monitoring, alerting, and auditing systems to guarantee end-to-end data accuracy, timeliness, and completeness
- Hands-on expertise building and integrating with ad technologies such as SSPs, DSPs, or Ad Servers. In-depth understanding of programmatic advertising
- Expertise in building and integrating APIs and services with data technologies such as Apache Druid for real-time analytics and data processing
- Broad knowledge of ad tech and advertising landscape, programmatic advertising, and digital marketing trends
- Developed many cloud-based applications and comfortable with modern programming languages (preferably object-oriented)
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
MUST-HAVES
- JVM based programming language (or C++)
- Deep knowledge of at least one of these:
- Stream processing frameworks (e.g., Apache Flink)
- Real-time event processing systems
- Distributed caching system
- Experience designing event-driven or streaming data pipelines
- Experience working in Pacing and Budgeting teams at large advertising companies
NICE TO HAVES
- Experience with Apache Flink or similar streaming frameworks
- Experience with ads infrastructure (ad serving, pacing, budgeting, measurement, or attribution)
- Experience building event ingestion pipelines
- Familiarity with streaming analytics systems
- Experience working with large-scale event pipelines (millions+ events/sec)
- Streaming Analytics
- Ads serving
- Experience working in Ad Serving teams (DSP or SSP)
COMPENSATION
Generally, 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 $388,000.00 - $558,000.00.
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.
Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here. Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity 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.
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Build depth in Netflix's core technical domains
Netflix engineering interviews test systems design and distributed computing heavily. Strengthening your background in areas like content delivery, recommendation systems, or cloud infrastructure positions your application closer to the roles they actually file sponsorship for.
Track open roles before the H-1B registration window
H-1B cap-subject registrations run in March each year. Targeting Netflix Software Engineer roles in Q4 and landing an offer before February gives your employer time to prepare DOL Labor Condition Application filings ahead of the deadline.
Confirm OPT STEM extension eligibility before accepting an offer
F-1 graduates in computer science and engineering typically qualify for a 24-month STEM OPT extension, giving you three years of work authorization. Confirm your degree CIP code qualifies and that Netflix participates in E-Verify, which is required by USCIS for STEM extensions.
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Netflix posts roles across multiple job boards, and not all listings make sponsorship eligibility clear. Use Migrate Mate to filter Netflix Software Engineer positions by visa type so you're applying to roles where sponsorship is confirmed from the start.
Request a clear sponsorship timeline during offer negotiations
After receiving an offer, ask your recruiter whether the role requires premium processing for H-1B petitions. USCIS premium processing guarantees a 15-business-day adjudication window, which matters if your current status or OPT expiration is approaching.
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Does Netflix sponsor H-1B visas for Software Engineers?
Yes, Netflix sponsors H-1B visas for Software Engineer roles. Because H-1B is a cap-subject visa, your petition must be submitted during the annual registration window in March, and selection is determined by lottery. Netflix's engineering org has a consistent history of filing H-1B petitions for technical roles, so it's a realistic path for candidates without an alternative visa category.
How do I apply for Software Engineer jobs at Netflix?
Applications go through Netflix's careers portal, but not every listing makes visa sponsorship eligibility obvious. Use Migrate Mate to browse Netflix Software Engineer roles filtered by the visa type you need, so you're only spending time on positions where sponsorship is already confirmed. Tailor your application to Netflix's distributed systems and reliability engineering focus, which features prominently in their job descriptions.
Which visa types does Netflix commonly sponsor for Software Engineers?
Netflix sponsors H-1B, E-3, TN, F-1 OPT, and Green Card pathways including EB-2 and EB-3 for Software Engineer roles. Australian citizens can pursue the E-3, which has no lottery and a higher approval predictability than H-1B. Canadian and Mexican nationals may qualify for TN status, which can be obtained at the border without a USCIS petition.
What qualifications does Netflix expect for sponsored Software Engineer roles?
Netflix's Software Engineer roles typically require a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field, which satisfies the specialty occupation requirement for H-1B and E-3 purposes. Beyond the degree, Netflix hiring emphasizes strong systems design fundamentals, experience with large-scale distributed architectures, and a demonstrated ability to operate with minimal process oversight.
How do I time my application if my OPT or current visa status is expiring?
If you're on F-1 OPT, start the application process at least four to six months before your authorization expires to allow time for interviews, offer negotiation, and petition preparation. For H-1B cap cases, work backwards from the October 1 start date. If your status expires before then, your employer can explore premium processing or a cap-exempt bridge arrangement to maintain your work authorization without a gap.
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