Software Engineer 5 - Ads Identity & Privacy

Netflix is hiring a Privacy Software Engineer for its Ads Identity and Audiences team. The role focuses on building privacy-preserving technologies across the Netflix Ads Suite, so ads stay engaging while respecting member privacy choices and regional regulations. It is for engineers with a background in ad platform privacy, data protection, and large-scale distributed systems.

What you will do

You will design and implement privacy features for ad platforms, with a focus on user data protection and compliance. The work centers on privacy-preserving technologies that keep ads respectful of consumer privacy choices and aligned with regional rules. You will collaborate with a team focused on technology and privacy, in an environment that values creativity, diversity, and continuous learning.

What they are looking for

• Professional experience designing and building privacy features for ad platforms, with a focus on user data protection and compliance.
• Strong understanding of data privacy, governance, and security concepts, including Privacy by Design principles.
• Experience implementing data privacy protections such as data minimization, encryption, and deidentification techniques.
• In-depth knowledge of regional privacy regulations, for example GDPR, CCPA, and CPRA.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, or similar, with a strong grasp of software development principles and design patterns.
• Experience developing distributed cloud-based applications and proficiency in modern programming languages, preferably object-oriented.
• Proven experience handling data at extremely large volumes with big data tools like Spark, and building high throughput, low latency distributed systems that use that data.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of the ad tech and advertising landscape, including programmatic advertising and digital marketing trends.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Nice to haves

• Experience with Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs).
• Experience integrating with Consent Management Platforms (CMPs).
• Experience in the CTV space and knowledge of its unique constraints.
• Contribution to ad tech privacy industry groups, such as IAB Tech Lab.

Pay and benefits

The range for this role is $388,000.00 to $619,000.00 per year. Netflix's compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; there are no bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. The company determines personal top of market compensation using market indicators and considers your job family, background, skills, and experience.

Benefits include health plans, mental health support, a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, a stock option program, disability programs, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family-forming benefits, and life and serious injury benefits. Netflix also offers paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off.

About Netflix

Netflix launched a new ad-supported tier in November 2022 to offer members more choice in how they consume content. The tier lets the company attract new members at a lower price point and gives advertisers a path to reach engaged audiences. The Ads Identity and Audiences team works to maintain accurate member identities so ads are engaging and compliant with consumer privacy choices and regional regulations.

Netflix is an equal-opportunity employer and approaches diversity and inclusion seriously. The company does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service. If you need an accommodation or adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, you can send a request to your recruiting partner.