Sergey Fedorov

Director of Engineering. LIVE Streaming @Netflix. Author of Career mentor. Problem solver and trouble maker. Past: Microsoft, Intel.

[Sergey Fedorov @sfedov]

Looking forward to host a great series of talks at the #qconny!

[Sergey Fedorov @sfedov]

Looking forward to stream the next Live Sports event on Netflix!

[Netflix @netflix]

Rafael Nadal. Carlos Alcaraz. Two tennis superstars. One epic matchup served LIVE on Netflix.

The Netflix Slam 🎾 March 3

[Sergey Fedorov @sfedov]

@DanRayburn The team is working hard to keep it that way

[Sergey Fedorov @sfedov]

@SichenZhao08 and Shane Andrade share the ClickHouse architecture and their journey to build a scalable SaaS database product in record time. #QConNY

[Sergey Fedorov @sfedov]

@rrnn explaining how Cloudflare is pushing the boundaries of low-latency Live Streaming. Distributed infrastructure + generic media-capable servers + smart routing enable scaling too 100K+ viewers while keeping latency low. #QConNY

[Sergey Fedorov @sfedov]

Optimizing Slack performance by @zeigenvector. Do less work (but it’s hard!): understand UI architecture, enable perf-aware lint rules, runtime console warnings, empower engineers to fix perf issues via visualization. In combination, it will drastically improve UI perf. #QConNY

[Sergey Fedorov @sfedov]

@ranji2612 explains how Meta is using device to service traces, linear data modeling and strategic demand allocation to make regional capacity management transparent to service owners. #QConNY #architecture

[Daniel Bryant @danielbryantuk]

The rigorous approach Netflix takes to defining problems and solutions, like load balancing user traffic, is impressive.

Here's @sfedov's take on possible solutions and their strengths and weaknesses

#qconnewyork

[Daniel Bryant @danielbryantuk]

Fascinating insight into the traffic shaping and rerouting required for resilience and cost effectiveness at @netflix scale, via @sfedov and Niosha Behnam at #qconnewyork

[QCon New York Software Development Conference @qconnewyork]

Exploring how @netflix has shifted from geo-based #DNS load-balancing to a latency-based approach, relying on real-user measurements & building a global data model of traffic to reduce costs while reducing latency and outage risks.

🗣️ Niosha Behnam & @sfedov

#QConNY

[Sergey Fedorov @sfedov]

Privileged to be part of the @NetflixEng team that brought the live streaming on Netflix last night. Stellar execution and a start of a great journey ahead to make it even better.

[Netflix @netflix]

It’s LIVE. Turn on Netflix right now to watch #ChrisRockLive! @chrisrock

[Netflix @netflix]

It’s LIVE. Turn on Netflix right now to watch #ChrisRockLive! @chrisrock

[Sergey Fedorov @sfedov]

@mxstbr @WeAreNetflix Thanks Max!

[Sergey Fedorov @sfedov]

March 4, 2023, 7pm PST: tune in for the first (and funny!) Netflix livestream: Stand-Up special by four-time Emmy winner Chris Rock. The next 2 months are going to be fun working with the great cross-functional
@WeAreNetflix team preparing for the launch!

[Netflix @netflix]

#ChrisRockLive: Selective Outrage — Netflix's First LIVE Global Event! March 4, 10pm ET/7pm PT

[Sergey Fedorov @sfedov]

What I (together with a small group within @NetflixEng ) have been busy with for the last few months, building a platform to deliver LIVE content to millions.

[Netflix @netflix]

Chris Rock is about to make history as the first artist to perform LIVE on Netflix!

The legendary comedian, writer, director, and actor’s newest comedy special will premiere live — globally — in early 2023 on Netflix!

[Sergey Fedorov @sfedov]

Looks like I did manage to step away from the computer a few times in 2021. And I found that exercise not only lifts my mood, but increases productivity as well.

What do you do to reset your mind from work? And how do you motivate yourself to do it consistently?

[Sergey Fedorov @sfedov]

@gjaldon @NetflixEng Thanks for sharing that feedback!

[Sergey Fedorov @sfedov]

A simple but comprehensive overview of what I help with at @NetflixEng, and why it's crucial to the success of the business: https://t.co/t6mWpbOul9.
“Anyone who wants to improve performance is going to try to put a server as close to the end user as possible.”

[Sergey Fedorov @sfedov]

How to distribute machine learning across the edge for better scalability, performance and privacy with Federated Learning. It can work, but has its own risks and disadvantages. By @kjam @QCon

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@mxstbr: "GraphQL's APIs predictability matched with strict schema makes it awesome for caching" @QCon