WeAreNetflix

Netflix's Chief Product Officer, Greg Peters, discusses innovations such as recommendation algorithms, video streaming, user interface, and tools for creating original shows. He also talks about expanding Netflix to the Japanese market, challenges of company growth, efficient encoding for anime videos, and exploring diversity and global connectivity on Netflix.

Valerie Balcomb and Maria Kazandjieva, engineers at Netflix, discuss the challenges of video playback, user interface considerations, A.B. testing, and their career transitions to becoming managers at Netflix.

Tahirah Gooden, Creative Executive at Netflix Original Films, discusses her role in taking films from script to screen, importance of representation, and Netflix's film selection strategy. They also delve into the process of finding new team members with unique perspectives and using audience testing as a creative tool.

Explore the complexity of Netflix's system and their use of intentional failures. Discuss the importance of designing for redundancy with Chaos Monkey. Reflect on improving communication style. Embrace mistakes and prioritize rapid recovery in Netflix's culture. Learn about Netflix's infrastructure and architecture. Dive into chaos engineering and cognitive differences. Discuss changing the way things are done for production safety.

PR Directors Lindsay Colker and Don Halcombe discuss their work at Netflix, including publicity campaigns for shows like Orange Is the New Black and Stranger Things. They highlight the culture of transparency and risk-taking at Netflix, and explore challenges and personal growth. They also discuss transitioning roles, embracing failure, and the importance of authenticity in the workplace.

Felix Pace, Director of Marketing for Germany, and Junis Lampert, Manager of Marketing Production for Northern Europe, discuss working across cultures, the challenges of relocating with a mixed family, marketing Stranger Things, finding and cultivating freelancers, and the role of a producer in marketing campaigns.

Product and Motion Designers Alex Bronkie and Michaela Tedore discuss working on the Netflix Product Design team and how they create experiences that help over a hundred million global members discover what to watch.

The podcast discusses improving infrastructure at Netflix and empowering data scientists, their operating approach and culture, the importance of machine learning models, the algorithms used in the Netflix app, video encoding versions and adaptive streaming, and personalization and collaboration in ML infrastructure.

Filip Paun and Bertrand Mollinier Toublet, Senior Software Engineers at Netflix, discuss their experiences working on the Streaming Security team, personal growth at Netflix, navigating interactions, importance of user experience, and favorite TV shows like 'The Alienist', 'Santa Clarita Diet', and 'The Office'.

Netflix recruiters Chrissy Running and Mike Jones discuss the hiring process at Netflix; diversity, freedom and responsibility, compensation, vacation, and more. A lively and fun conversation with Lyle Troxell and Michael Paulson.