Software Engineer 5 - Device Certification Infrastructure
About The Position
The Partner Test Tech team ensures a high-quality Netflix experience on smart TVs and set-top devices. It builds and operates infrastructure, delivery pipelines, and services that help partners manage certification consistently and give Netflix teams a clear signal of release readiness. The team focuses on TV Media and collaborates with peer teams across Client and Partner Technologies, including Audio Video Tests and Tools and TV Test Reliability. The engineer will drive cross-team projects and mentor peers while architecting and scaling CI/CD pipelines, optimizing device lab usage, improving distributed testing infrastructure, modernizing backend services, tracking operational metrics, streamlining developer experience, and standardizing test workflows with partner teams. The role calls for production application experience at scale, proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and Java, experience with CI/CD, test automation, and device scheduling infrastructure, knowledge of audio and video streaming, and an AI-native approach to improving workflows.
Requirements
- Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and Java.
- Experience creating and effectively operating applications in production at scale.
- Experience with CI/CD systems, test automation, and device scheduling infrastructure.
- Working knowledge of audio and video streaming technologies.
- An AI-native mindset, leveraging AI tools to optimize workflows and efficiency.
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on experience with video streaming, graphics, encoding, or playback engines.
- Deep domain knowledge of consumer electronics and device partner ecosystems.
- A proven track record leading complex system migrations.
- Full-stack expertise spanning networking protocols, web technologies, and AWS cloud services.
- A history of creating novel solutions for intricate problems across organizational boundaries.
- Active contribution to open-source projects or industry standards for device automation.
Responsibilities
- Architect and scale CI/CD pipelines to provide real-time change feedback.
- Optimize device lab usage to provide high-quality signal from on-device testing.
- Enhance the reliability and signal quality of distributed testing infrastructure.
- Modernize backend services for device metric collection and test execution.
- Track operational metrics to quantify engineering impact.
- Streamline developer experience to boost velocity.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partner teams to standardize test workflows.
- Drive cross-team projects and mentor peers.
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 vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off
- Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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