Netflix Hired The MyNetflix Developer

Netflix has hired Anthony Park, developer of the MyNetflix Windows Media Center plug-in. He announced the news on his blog:

So, I had a couple of phone interviews, and then they flew me out to their Los Gatos office for an in-person interview. That went pretty well, and pretty soon they made me an amazing offer. So, my family and I packed everything up and moved out to San Jose, CA. I’m REALLY excited about the kinds of things I’ll be working on, and about working for one of my favorite companies.

So, what will I be working on?

The position I accepted is a research opportunity on a small team trying to build the next generation of the Netflix user experience. I’ll be working directly for Bill Scott, Director of UI Engineering. I’ll be working quickly to prototype and research user interaction models for new platforms for the Netflix service. Netflix intends to get their electronic movie delivery service to every screen hooked up to the internet. Many of those screens will require a very different site experience, and I’ll be part of this small team crafting that experience at Netflix.

Park will continue to work on MyNetflix on his own time, with the approval of Netflix.

Comments

[Blazie]

I love these kinds of stories. I think that lots of good things will come from this kind of deal, good job Netflix.

[Belgand]

I think that this sort of corporate conglomeration will only have negative effects for consumers.

[Brian]

MyNetflix looks slicker than the vmc one that just was posted here. It seems to share the interface of the Netflix Player better -- just can't stream through the 360 though.

My guess is that with the Roku out today, 360 support is imminent.