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Netflix, Inc

Netflix revolutionizes the way people watch TV shows and moviesWith more than 26 million streaming members in the United States, Canada, Latin America, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is the world's leading internet subscription service for enjoying movies and TV programs. For about US$7.99 a month, Netflix members can instantly watch movies and TV programs streamed over the internet to PCs, Macs and TVs. Among the large and expanding base of devices streaming fro... Read More

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Senior Software Engineer in Test

Netflix is looking for elite white box test and automation engineers to lead the verification of Apple and Android products here at Netflix. The Netflix apps for Android and iOS are among some of the most popular applications ever on tablet and handsets. In celebration of their 25th billion download, Apple recently announced the top downloaded apps of all time. Netflix for iOS was 3rd for iPad and 10th for iPhone! On Android, the Netflix is a perennial top 10 app since the day it was launched.

As a member of the mobile test team, you will be responsible for improving Netflix's industry-leading movie and TV streaming experience either on the Apple iOS platforms, including iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Apple TV or on Android handsets and Android tablets. You will be focused on testing the platform itself by simulating server and network conditions in order to insure that our users have a superior handset and tablet experience on any carrier, on any network, in any of the 47 countries our users exist.

More about you:
- You are a savant when it comes to testing and you are passionate about finding bugs before they enter the field and passionate about being the voice of our customers.
- You have stellar leadership skills and you are well known professionally for being self-motivated and highly proactive. You'll do anything it takes to ship great product.
- You are comfortable interacting with co-workers at all job levels and in any department because you are battle-tested and understand the moment.
- You have a technical background and you are passionate about mobile, and you understand basic networking concepts.

What you will do:
- You will design and execute test plans that exercise audio-video streaming and playback.
- You will work on automation framework and automate tests.

- You will build and integrate with tools to simulate server and network conditions for our products

- In the course of that, you will work closely with and have the support of our client platform, server, UI, encoding and content security teams.

A few words about the company and the team:
This is a great time to be at Netflix! We are continuing our track record of success and growing strongly in the midst of difficult economic times. The organization is flat, process is minimal, and there's an emphasis on keeping non-productive influences out. Every day, we make decisions with far-reaching technical and product impact as we build the foundation of this new business and delight our customers with a whole new way of enjoying movies.

REQUIREMENTS
- 5+ years in software development or automated test development
- Experience shipping software on behalf of a major brand at scale is a big plus

- Proficient in programming at least one programming language and scripting (Objective C, Java, C++, JavaScript, Python)

- Background in consumer streaming media and tools development
- Knowledge of open source technologies and networking protocols (TCP/IP, multicast)

- Experience with development and debugging on supported platforms is a big plus
- B.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent