Distributed Systems Engineer 5 - Core Ad Serving Platform
Core
Design and build scalable, modular backend frameworks and libraries for the core ad serving platform, powering ad decisioning, policy enforcement, and delivery across Netflix's global content ecosystem.
Role type
Senior IC distributed systems engineer (ad serving)
Builds
Core ad serving platform infrastructure (decisioning, targeting, frequency management, pacing)
Domain
Streaming media / Advertising technology
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, High-throughput system design, Ad server component development, API and data model design, SLO-driven development, Incident response, Ad-tech domain expertise (targeting, frequency caps, policy enforcement)
Preferred skills
CTV delivery constraints, High-throughput data processing, Cloud-native infrastructure, Deployment automation
Technologies
None explicitly listed
Responsibilities
Architect and operate backend services for core ad decisioning, Design APIs and data models, Optimize high-throughput serving, Drive operational excellence, Instrument platform reliability, Maintain ad-tech domain expertise
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
