Software Engineering 5 - Ads Media Planning

Netflix

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Remote, USA · Los Gatos, US Posted 30 days ago $388,000–$558,000 / year
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TL;DR

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Media Planning team within Ads Platform Engineering at Netflix, you will play a pivotal role in developing state-of-the-art media planning solutions that power the company’s advertising business. Your day-to-day responsibilities include building applications and APIs to support every stage of the media planning process, from initial plan creation through campaign activation, ensuring seamless integration with cross-functional teams. You will leverage Java, Spring Boot, React, GraphQL, Node.js, and other modern technologies on AWS to create scalable solutions that drive business value. With a focus on delivering high performance in a fast-paced environment, you will work closely with engineering, product, data science, and design teams to ensure compliance and optimization of media strategies at scale. This role demands expertise in building first-party tools for media planning workflows, understanding RFPs and pre-sales processes, and familiarity with CTV advertising constraints and evolving ad regulations.

Skills

AWS Java Spring Boot React GraphQL Node.js Distributed systems Microservices NoSQL databases Apache Kafka CI/CD DevOps VAST OpenRTB AI ML genAI

What you'll do

  • Develop applications and APIs supporting all stages of media planning workflows.
  • Ensure transparency in media plan performance by providing actionable insights for optimization.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create scalable media planning solutions.
  • Build tools that integrate advertiser objectives into actionable media plans at scale.
  • Manage multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

What we're looking for

  • Experience in building first-party tools, APIs, and services for media planning workflows.
  • Understanding of the entire ads platform lifecycle from pre-sales to delivery.
  • Familiarity with RFPs, pre-sales processes, and campaign activation.
  • Knowledge of AHC planning tools and integrations supporting media planning.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
  • Experience building modern backend and frontend applications using cloud technologies.

Market check

Salary context

This $388,000–$558,000 range sits above 100% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$123,700–$208,540

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$140,739–$190,000

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Netflix

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

Netflix currently has 91 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $388,000–$610,000 across 87 roles with salary data.

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