Manager, Engineering - Consumer Products, Publishing & Fan Engagement Technology Engineering

Netflix; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Netflix in Warsaw is hiring an engineering manager for a new team to advance AI-powered technology behind fandom experiences. You will build the team and own day-to-day execution, partnering with US engineers and a product manager to strategize, plan, and execute together.

You will hire and coach backend and UI engineers, foster inclusion, and ensure stability, performance, and strong product experiences while balancing business needs and tech debt.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing full-stack engineering teams with a solid engineering background.
• Experience standing up a team from a small starting point: hiring, onboarding, and setting technical direction.
• A product and strategy mindset to translate guidance into actionable decisions.
• Real interest in AI and applying it to tooling for review and planning.
• Comfortable negotiating scope with cross-functional partners and shaping joint roadmaps.
• Strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with product managers, designers, engineers, and other managers across US/Poland to align on vision and strategy.
• Foster accountability culture and ensure roadmap delivery on time.
• Act as a credible technical advisor for thoughtful decisions in ambiguity.
• Prioritize cross-domain work and connect dots with peer teams.
• Communicate complex ideas clearly and influence diverse stakeholders.
• Balance business needs with engineering principles; invest in foundational work and continue incremental improvements.
• Hire, coach, and lead backend and UI engineers focusing on stability, performance, and product experience.
• Build an inclusive team culture where every member feels empowered and respected.

Skills

Full-stack team management

Hiring and onboarding

Product & strategy mindset

AI interest

Cross-functional communication

Job description

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

The Team

Publishing and Fan Engagement Technology Engineering (PuFTech) builds the technology behind Netflix's fandom experiences outside the streaming service: Netflix House, Tudum, the Media Center, and Consumer Products.

We’re building the next evolution of AI-powered technology behind Netflix Consumer Products, our global business that brings Netflix stories and intellectual property into merchandise and other consumer products through licensing partnerships.

We are hiring an engineering manager for a new team in Warsaw to lead this technology evolution. You'll build the team and own its day-to-day execution. You'll partner closely with US-based engineers and a product manager to strategize, plan, and execute together.

What you will do

• Build great relationships with product managers, designers, engineers, and other managers across the US and Poland to align on the vision, strategy, and adoption of your team's work.
• Foster a strong accountability culture on the team, helping them deliver their roadmap reliably and on time.
• Act as a credible technical advisor to your team, helping them make thoughtful, informed decisions in ambiguous situations.
• Connect the dots with peer teams and selflessly prioritize work beyond your domain when it's the right call.
• Communicate complex ideas clearly and influence decisions across a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Balance business needs with strong engineering principles: invest in foundational technical work, pay down tech debt, and still deliver incremental improvements on time.
• Hire, coach, and lead a team of backend and UI engineers, challenging them to bring their best selves to their work and deliver on stability, performance, and the overall product experience.
• Build and nurture an inclusive team culture where every member feels empowered, accepted, and respected.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing full-stack engineering teams, with a solid engineering background of your own.
• Experience standing up a team from a small starting point: hiring, onboarding, and setting technical direction at the same time.
• A product and strategy mindset. You can take broad guidance like "own, delegate, or defer" technology initiatives, and turn it into a sequence of decisions a team can actually execute.
• Real interest in AI, and in putting it to work building tools like this team's AI-assisted review and planning tools.
• Comfortable negotiating scope with multiple cross-functional partners. Much of this role involves shaping joint roadmaps and defining boundaries.
• Strong written and verbal communication.

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.