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[SKILL_XP_LIST]: **Technical Skills:** - Proficient in Typescript and Node.js, with 3+ years of software development experience. - Solid understanding of streaming media playback or video players, with experience in developing and enhancing medium to large-scale software deployments. - Familiarity with A/B testing methodologies, developing experiments, and utilizing data analysis to drive improvements in streaming quality. - Experience working with CE devices such as Smart TVs, Set-top boxes, or Streaming sticks. **Work Experience:** 1. Software Engineer at StreamFlow Technologies (2018-2021) - Led the development of a new feature for the video player app, resulting in a 15% increase in user engagement. - Managed the release cycle of the app, coordinating with cross-functional teams and ensuring smooth deployment to various devices. - Conducted A/B experiments to optimize video streaming quality, achieving a 20% reduction in buffering rates. 2. Senior Software Engineer at VisionTech Innovations (2021-2023) - Architected and implemented a seamless ads playback solution within the video player, leading to a 30% rise in ad impressions. - Collaborated with UI and Streaming Algorithms teams to enhance content discovery and playback control on companion devices. - Successfully integrated AV1 video codec through experimentation, resulting in a 40% increase in codec adoption. **Soft Skills:** - Curious and self-motivated individual, always eager to learn and execute innovative solutions. - Deep problem-solving skills, with a knack for identifying root causes and proposing effective solutions. - Open to alternate perspectives and capable of rethinking existing designs for continuous improvement. - Data-driven decision-maker, utilizing insights and seeking input from others to drive informed choices. - Highly collaborative and selfless team player, always willing to support colleagues and share knowledge. **Professional Achievements:** - Presented a technical paper on "Enhancing Streaming Quality Through A/B Experiments" at the Streaming Media Conference (2022). - Received the "Innovation Champion" award at StreamFlow Technologies for outstanding contributions to feature development (2019). - Published a blog post on "Optimizing Video Playback on Smart TVs" that garnered over 10,000 views and positive feedback from peers (2020). **Academic Achievements:** - Graduated with honors in Computer Science from TechInstitute, GPA: 3.8/4.0 (2018). - Completed a research project on "Real-time Video Codec Optimization for Streaming Devices," presenting findings at the IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME). **Goals for the Next 2-3 Years:** - Lead the integration of emerging video technologies to enhance streaming quality on diverse CE devices. - Contribute to the expansion of content discovery features and personalized playback experiences. - Strengthen expertise in continuous integration, test automation, and release management for video players. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and shape the future of streaming technology., [JOB_TITLE]: Software Engineer (L4) - TV Player, [COMPANY_NAME]: Netflix, [JOB_AD_TEXT]: Client and UI Engineering The TV Player team is responsible for streaming video player that brings industry-leading playback experiences to the Netflix app running on CE devices. Our player runs on millions of CE devices comprising Smart TVs, streaming sticks, game consoles, and set-top boxes, delighting our members with innovative playback features and the best streaming quality. The Team The TV Player team sits at the nexus of a diverse set of innovative activities around product feature expansion (recent playback features include Live Streaming, Seamless Ads playback, and Ident innovation), A/B experimentation of new encodes (ex: AV1) to increase adoption, support for new security features, content discovery and playback control on companion devices, as well as continuous integration and release management of our video player. We partner with various cross-functional teams across Netflix, including UI, Encoding, Streaming Algorithms, Security, and Open Connect for product development and experimentation. Our team comprises engineers from diverse backgrounds with various expertise across different disciplines (Embedded systems, Streaming Media Playback, Content Protection, Client Server Communication, Networking protocols, Continuous Integration, Test Automation, Experimentation, and Software engineering). Our success comes from self-motivated, selfless, curious, and highly collaborative engineers in the team. The Role We are looking for a software engineer to join our team in enhancing our video player with new features and tackle challenges to improve streaming quality and reach on TV devices. In this role, you will develop new features, conduct A/B experiments, analyze the data, influence decision-making, contribute to CI and test automation, and manage our player releases to millions of devices worldwide. ## **What sets you apart?** - You are a curious and self-motivated individual, willing to learn and execute - You have a mindset to go deeper to understand the problems and identify the root causes - You seek alternate perspectives to improve your ideas - You can rethink existing designs and rebuild as needed - You use data and seek input from others to inform your decisions - You are selfless, highly collaborative, and willing to help colleagues when in need ## **What skills are essential to us?** - Have 3+ years of software development experience, with release management of medium to large-scale software deployments - Proficient in Typescript and Node.js - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Experience with A/B testing, developing experiments to test hypotheses, and analyzing data to drive improvements in streaming quality - Solid understanding of Streaming media playback or Video Players is nice to have - Proven ability to tailor communication to a given audience - Experience working with CE devices (Smart TVs, Set-top boxes, or Streaming sticks) is a plus Our Culture Read about the Netflix culture which values freedom and responsibility, enabling us to do our best work. At Netflix, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors to determine your personal top of the market. We rely on market indicators to determine compensation and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to get it right. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary and will also be dependent on your location. The overall market range for roles in this area of Netflix is typically $100,000 - $700,000. This market range is based on total compensation (vs. only base salary), which is in line with our compensation philosophy. Netflix is a unique culture and environment., [COMPANY_URL]: https://about.netflix.com/en