Senior Tools Engineer - Consumer Science Engineering | Netflix, Inc. | Los Gatos, CA
Engineering
Senior Tools Engineer - Consumer Science Engineering
Product EngineeringLos Gatos, CA
THE TEAM:
Netflix is the world's leading video streaming subscription service
and is known for its personalization technologies, innovative
environment, and unique company culture. Netflix reaches over 48 million
subscribers using over a 1000 devices in more than 40 markets.
The Consumer Science Engineering team is responsible for building
many aspects of the member personalization and recommendation engine and
enables rapid product innovation by building AB tests. Some of this is
done by building the actual business logic for the site, and other parts
are done by collecting big data usage telemetry from devices that feed
the personalization algorithm.
THE OPPORTUNITY:
We are looking for an experienced, talented and motivated Senior
Tools Engineer who is passionate about product innovation, to help build
a suite of tools to provide greater transparency into our
personalization algorithms for all our employees.
You will work with cross-functionally with backend engineers,
machine learning experts, and data scientists to put together a suite of
tools that visualize the data behind our personalization algorithms.
The tool will help answer commonly asked questions such as “Why did we
show this row of movies to this user?”, “What was the underlying data
that caused the algorithm to pick a particular video?”, “What all
actions did a user take in a particular session?”, etc.
You will be expected to work collaboratively, drive the
requirements, and own and build the entire UI from ground up. You will
be expected to come up with a framework that other engineers in the
Netflix community can contribute additional modules to, making the tool
the central repository to visualize user specific information for the
member experience.
To be successful in this role, you must have stellar leadership and
communication skills, excellent software development background, and
thrive working cross functionally with several teams. This is a great
opportunity to enhance your cloud computing skills, and simultaneously
gain intimate knowledge of Netflix products and services.
MINIMUM JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- At least five years of relevant software engineering experience
- Excellent communication, presentation and leadership skills.
- Proficiency in a Javascript framework like Angular, Ember, or Backbone
- Solid understanding of the Software as a Service (SaaS) model in the online environment
- Successful track record of delivering quality results in complex cross-functional projects
- Familiarity with big data visualization packages like D3
- BS/MS in computer science (or equivalent)
PREFERRED JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Proven Java and object-oriented development skills.
-Experience with Chrome extensions or other browser plug-ins
- Working knowledge of NodeJS
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