Update: Wording of the job posting has changed, the phrasing is gone (see comment below - 11 Sep).

A very sobering read. If the goal is "localization operating at internet speed", what happens to human involvement? Which forms of human work remain, which are automated?

I hope that the internet-speed goal is about getting the content into the hands of the translator and then to the eyes of the audience. And that in between there is a pause for experts to make the story feel native to audiences around the world.

Here is part of the text in the job description:

"At Netflix, localization isn't simply about translation. It's how we make stories feel native to audiences around the world. Every subtitle, dub, title treatment, artwork, and localized experience helps millions of members connect with content in their own language and culture. The Logistics Management squad is the operational backbone of Netflix's localization platform. We own the tools, workflows, and infrastructure through which every piece of content is ordered, tracked, fulfilled, and paid for — across 2,700 weekly internal users and 180+ external vendors. Our mission is to build the platform layer that makes AI-first localization possible. The 18-24 month vision is to automate 70-80% of localization workflows so that human effort shifts from execution to governance and the highest-impact decisions. We are the team that makes that shift real: every workflow we automate, every manual handoff we eliminate, and every vendor dependency we reduce is a step toward localization operating at internet speed.

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