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Title Launch Observability at Netflix Scale

The Netflix TechBlog

This endpoint efficiently reads from all available Hollow Feeds to obtain the current status, thanks to Hollows in-memory capabilities. Many of the metadata and assets involved in title setup have specific timelines for when they become available to members.

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Part 2: A Survey of Analytics Engineering Work at Netflix

The Netflix TechBlog

Ideally, we would have causal estimates from an A/B test to use for validation, but since that is not available, we use another causal inference design as one of our ensemble of validation approaches. Content CashModeling Alex Diamond At Netflix we produce a variety of entertainment: movies, series, documentaries, stand-up specials, and more.

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Helping VFX studios pave a path to the cloud

The Netflix TechBlog

This ultimately results in more compelling entertainment for Netflix members. via direct plug-ins, and is available on multi-cloud platform services. Netflix has repeatedly proven itself a pioneer in the entertainment industry, and embracing the cloud for rendering at scale furthers this pattern.

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Foundation Model for Personalized Recommendation

The Netflix TechBlog

To enhance prediction accuracy in sequential recommendation systems, we organize token features into two categories: Request-Time Features : These are features available at the moment of prediction, such as log-in time, device, or location. At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world.

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OTT Application Testing: What It Is and Why You Can’t Do Without It

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For millions of people stuck at home for months on end, with little to no social interaction, OTT services have become the go-to entertainment channel. Subsequently, the number of available streaming services also skyrocketed, and new players are regularly unveiled.

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Netflix at AWS re:Invent 2019

The Netflix TechBlog

December 2 1pm-2pm CMP 326-R Capacity Management Made Easy with Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling Vadim Filanovsky , Senior Performance Engineer & Anoop Kapoor, AWS Abstract :Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling offers a hands-free capacity management experience to help customers maintain a healthy fleet, improve application availability, and reduce costs.

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Demystifying Interviewing for Backend Engineers @ Netflix

The Netflix TechBlog

It’s also a great opportunity for you to learn more about the available roles, the technical challenges the teams are facing and what it’s like to work on a backend engineering team at Netflix. You’re passionate about resilience, scalability, availability, and observability.