This document summarizes a job posting for an Engineering Leader position at Netflix. The role would involve leading the development of cloud-based device content access solutions to improve the Netflix user experience. Key responsibilities include driving the vision and innovation of Netflix's licensing services platform and developing new streaming capabilities in partnership with device teams. The ideal candidate would have experience leading talented engineering teams and solving large-scale distributed systems challenges.

1. Engineering Leader
Team & Job Overview

2. World’s Leading Internet TV Network
● Opportunity: > 700M Broadband Households
● 130M+ Members
● 190+ Countries
● 2000+ Device Types
● Commercial Free
○ TV
○ Movies
○ Original Content

3. Platform of Choice for TV Content
Source: https://www.statista.com/chart/14559/americans-favorite-tv-platforms/

4. At Tremendous Scale
Source: Sandvine’s Global Internet Phenomena Report: Africa, Middle East, and North America
● Streaming video & audio account for > 70% of all North American
downstream traffic in peak evening hours on fixed access networks (up
from < 35% five years ago)
● Netflix accounts for 37.1%!

5. Freedom & Responsibility Culture
Every Netflix employee has the freedom to do their best
work and the responsibility to achieve excellence.
Values Are What We Value
● Judgment
● Communication
● Impact
● Curiosity
● Innovation
● Courage
● Passion
● Integrity
● Selflessness
● Inclusion
See https://jobs.netflix.com/culture
for more information on our innovative
Freedom & Responsibility culture

6. Playback & Edge Access Services (PEAS)
Provide server-side device activation and
authentication, and orchestrate user
authentication and token management via
Edge Authentication Services.
Playback Access
Playback Access Teams
Playback Licensing (PBL)
Provide content licensing via Digital Rights
Management (DRM) and license accounting
server technologies.
Enable a secure viewing
experience for our members &
protect access to Netflix content

7. Playback Licensing
Core Focus Areas
● Server-side Digital Rights Management
● License Restriction Enforcement

8. Playback Access: Critical to Playback Experience
Playback
Access Team
Domain

9. Access to Protected Content
Or, what happens when you push PLAY?
● This user
● This device
● This content
● This resolution
License!
Playback Access Services
● Valid user / device
● Content usage / resolution policies
● Plan / device limits enforcement
● DRM / License generation

10. DevOps Culture: Operate What You Build
See https://bit.ly/2k91j0b for more information on our DevOps model.

11. Playback Access Technology Stack

12. Developer Tools: Code, Build, Bake, Deploy
https://medium.com/netflix-techblog/how-we-build-code-at-netflix-c5d9bd727f15

13. What Will You Do?
● Drive the vision, evolution and innovation of our licensing services platform.
● Lead the development of cloud-based device content access solutions that are
useful for improving the Netflix user experience.
● In partnership with device teams, develop new ways to stream Netflix.
● Lead and grow a team of top-talent distributed systems engineers.
● Have fun!
“What Makes A Great Engineering Manager” @ Netflix: https://bit.ly/2DC3PYs

14. About YOU!
● Passion for solving large-scale distributed systems challenges
● Experienced technologist in: microservices, IPC, Java, cloud
computing
● Strong partner, collaborate effectively
● Skilled project manager / scrum master
● Strong communicator
● Experience building and leading talent-dense team of engineers
● Servant leadership mindset, embrace Netflix cultural values
● Thrilled to be leading a team that is fundamental to the success of
Netflix and making a big difference in revolutionizing internet TV!

15. Interested?
Karen Casella
Engineering Leader
kcasella@netflix.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kcasella
@kcasella