About Netflix
What is Netflix?
Netflix is a global entertainment service that provides TV series, films, and games to over 300 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph, the company evolved from a DVD rental service into the world's largest streaming platform. Netflix is publicly listed on NASDAQ under NFLX and is headquartered at 100 Winchester Circle, Los Gatos, California.
The company began producing original content in 2013 with House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black and has since become one of the largest content producers and distributors in the world. Notable franchises include Stranger Things, Squid Game, The Crown, and Bridgerton. Netflix also produces interactive content and integrated games.
Where will I work?
This profile covers Netflix's US corporate roles — primarily at the Los Gatos HQ (engineering, product, content, business operations), the New York office (advertising, content, and marketing), and the Los Angeles studio operations (content production, content acquisition). Netflix also operates major international offices in Amsterdam (EMEA HQ), London, Tokyo, Seoul, Mumbai, and São Paulo, but this listing is filtered to US-based roles where the documented "take vacation" unlimited-PTO policy applies.
What is the Netflix team like?
Around 14,000 employees worldwide. The famously distinct culture is documented in the Netflix "Culture Memo" and the Work-Life Philosophy page on jobs.netflix.com. Key principles include high "talent density", "freedom and responsibility", radical candor in feedback, and a "dream team" model where every individual is held to a high performance bar with corresponding compensation.
Work-Life Balance
Netflix's work-life-philosophy page states: "Our vacation policy is 'take vacation', and we actually do." The unlimited-PTO policy is documented as a flagship Netflix culture practice — the company emphasises that there is no formal tracking of vacation days, with employees and managers expected to balance work and personal time as adults. Note: this profile is filtered to US-based roles because the documented "take vacation" policy is most clearly anchored to Netflix's US work-life-philosophy page; international policies vary by country and labour-law context.
Perks and Benefits
- Unlimited PTO ("take vacation, and we actually do")
- Top-of-market salary (Netflix pays the personal top-of-market for every role)
- Stock options + equity refresh
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous parental leave
- $0-cost healthcare options
- Mental-health support and Employee Assistance
- Flexible work setup for many engineering and product roles
- "Dream team" performance culture with high compensation transparency