Distributed Systems Engineer 6 - Ad Serving Platform

Bazeta; United States; Remote; USD 499,000 - 820,000; Full time

Job summary

Netflix in the United States is seeking a Distributed Systems Engineer to own the technical direction of the Ad Serving Platform. You will partner across teams to ensure SLA/SLO uptime and build a high-throughput, low-latency backend.

You will design modular architectures, profile and tune I/O and network layers, and drive performance benchmarking within CI/CD to prevent latency regressions while enabling scalable ad decisioning.

Qualifications

• Distributed systems experience with high-throughput platforms.
• Low-latency backend engineering with optimized code paths.
• Experience in multi-threaded, concurrent design and lock-free data structures.
• Understanding of I/O-bound and CPU-bound workloads and network protocols.
• Profiling/diagnostic tools to measure performance and tail latencies.
• Ability to translate requirements into extensible platform components.
• Comfort with modern development tooling and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Technical Direction: drive the overall direction of the ad-serving platform across teams.
• Low-Latency Platform: architect a high-throughput, tail-latency aware system.
• Networking & Performance: profile, tune and benchmark network/system layers in CI/CD.
• Modular Design: build architecture enabling cross-team extensions and runtimes.
• Operational Excellence: ensure resiliency and graceful degradation during spikes.

Skills

Distributed Systems

Low-Latency Systems Engineering

Concurrency & Algorithmic Design

Networking & I/O Optimization

Performance Measurement & Telemetry

Architecture & Collaboration

Modern Development Tooling

Java / Go / C++ / Rust

Job description

Distributed Systems Engineer 6 - Ad Serving Platform · BazetabazetaPost an adLog in+Your card here1. Home2. Jobs3. IT & software4. Distributed Systems Engineer 6 - Ad Serving PlatformAdJobFrom partner feed# Distributed Systems Engineer 6 - Ad Serving PlatformUnited States2 days agoID 4149619$499,000 Salary## DetailsEmployment type: Full-timeRemote: YesSalary from: 499,000Salary to: 820,000Company: Netflix## DescriptionAt Netflix , our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what’s next. We launched a new ad-supported tierin November 2022 to offer our members more choice in how they consume their content. Our new tier allows us to attract new members at a lower price point while also creating a compelling path for advertisers to reach deeply engaged audiences. Our Team The Ads Serving Platform engineering team sits within the Ad Serving & Decisioning org at Netflix Ads. We own the high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems that power real-time ad decisioning. Our work focuses on the core platform architectures supporting ranking and scoring, auction mechanics, budget and pacing systems, and goal-based delivery optimization. We care deeply about how systems work and building resilient systems at scale. We are looking for a senior technical leader to own the technical direction of this platform pod, set the architectural bar, and drive execution on the hardest problems in high-throughput systems optimization at Netflix . What You'll Do • Technical Direction: Help drive the overall technical direction of the ad-serving platform. Partner across engineering teams to ensure the ecosystem meets SLAs, SLOs, and uptime requirements. • Low-Latency Distributed Platform: Architect a concurrent platform optimized for high-throughput systems while monitoring, diagnosing, and mitigating tail latencies across core execution paths. • Networking & Performance Engineering: Work with I/O-bound and CPU-bound workloads. Profile and tune network and system layers, and build automated performance-benchmarking frameworks within the CI/CD pipeline to identify latency regressions. • Modular Platform Design: Build a modular architecture that enables other teams to build on top of the platform. Create entry points for external components like model-serving runtimes, budget/pacing systems, and programmatic demand engines that handle outbound networking and QPS management. • Operational Excellence & Resiliency: Architect a system that is straightforward to operate and maintain. Maintain a high standard for distributed systems design and resiliency, ensuring graceful degradation during traffic spikes or live events. Skills & Experience We're Seeking • Distributed Systems Experience: 10+ years of experience building distributed systems, core backend infrastructure, or high-throughput platforms. • Low-Latency Systems Engineering: Deep expertise writing clean, highly optimized code in systems languages (e.g., Java, Go, C++, or Rust) with a proven track record of handling high-transaction volumes. • Concurrency & Algorithmic Design : Practical experience with multi-threaded systems design, concurrent programming, and algorithmic design for highly concurrent workloads (including lock-free data structures or lock contention mitigation). • Networking & I/O Optimization: Understanding of distributed system fundamentals, specifically managing I/O-bound and CPU-bound workloads, network protocols, and data partitioning strategies. • Performance Measurement & Telemetry: Experience using profiling and diagnostic tools to measure system performance, analyze tail latencies, identify execution hotspots, and build telemetry or monitoring hooks. • Architecture & Collaboration: Ability to translate complex algorithmic requirements (such as business logic or data science models) into extensible platform components that support multiple teams. • Modern Development Tooling: Comfort using modern development tools and LLM assistance to accelerate implementation while maintaining architectural oversight and code quality.... Source: Himalayas (https://himalayas.app/companies/netflix/jobs/distributed-systems-engineer-6-ad-serving-platform?utm\\_source=api)This listing comes from a partner feed. Apply on the source website.Source:NetflixShare Listing provided by Netflix.$499,000 SalaryApply on the source websiteActive until Nov 27, 2026