Software Engineer 6, Ads Pricing & Packaging

Netflix

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Work type
On-site
Location
Los Gatos, CANew York, NY
Salary
$499,000–$900,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
1 day ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today

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Above market

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Netflix is the world''s leading streaming entertainment service, offering a vast library of TV series, films, documentaries, and original content to subscribers in over 190 countries. Industry: Streaming Entertainment & Media

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TL;DR · Software Engineer 6, Ads Pricing & Packaging

Software Engineer 6 - Ads Pricing & Packaging joins the Ads Platform Engineering team to build high-performance inventory management systems. The role involves developing systems for dynamic pricing, rate card management, product packaging, inventory segmentation, and yield optimization. You will design data models, platform abstractions, and public APIs to ensure interoperability with internal ads platform teams and external order management systems. Key responsibilities include building yield optimization systems, managing sell-through rates, and overseeing reserve pricing within auction mechanics. The position requires expertise in software development, specifically inventory management and valuation. You will solve technical challenges in the Connected TV advertising space, focusing on optimizing fill rates and maximizing revenue. Required skills include technical leadership, experience with ads industry standards like VAST or OpenRTB, and knowledge of global ads regulations.

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What you'll do

  • Develop high-performance inventory management systems to support various monetization strategies.
  • Build yield optimization systems and manage inventory valuation processes.
  • Create systems for dynamic pricing, rate card management, and product packaging.
  • Design data models, platform abstractions, and public APIs for internal and external system interoperability.
  • Implement auction mechanics and build systems for reserve pricing.
  • Set architectural direction and influence cross-functional roadmaps as a technical leader.
  • Optimize fill rates and maximize revenue within the advertising marketplace.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of software development experience.
  • At least 5 years of experience focused on developing inventory management systems.
  • Demonstrated expertise in developing yield optimization systems with deep knowledge of inventory valuation.
  • Experience building systems for dynamic pricing, sell-through rates, rate cards, inventory segmentation, and packaging.
  • Strong understanding of auction mechanics and experience building systems for reserve pricing.
  • Experience designing data models, platform abstractions, and public APIs for internal and external system integrations.
  • Track record of technical leadership across multiple teams, setting architectural direction and influencing roadmaps.
  • Contributed to an ads industry technology standard or worked on an industry consortium effort (preferred).

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