Engineering Director - Partner Enablement Applications

Netflix; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 509,553 - 679,404; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedule

Diversity and inclusion programs

Job summary

Netflix is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to head the Partner Enablement Apps organization in Warsaw. You will innovate and lead a team that develops business-to-business applications for Netflix partners, enhancing integration with APIs and lifecycle management.

This role emphasizes strategic leadership, people development, and technical excellence. Ideal candidates will have extensive software development experience, proven engineering leadership, and a passion for fostering inclusive team cultures.

Qualifications

• Extensive software development experience with strong technical foundations.
• Significant experience in engineering leadership roles, managing managers or leading multiple teams.
• Deep understanding of full-stack engineering practices and modern software development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term technical vision for Enablement Applications.
• Build, mentor and retain a world-class engineering team.
• Own reliability and support for Partner Enablement Applications.

Skills

Software development expertise

Engineering leadership

Communication skills

Full-stack engineering

CI/CD familiarity

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Spinnaker

Gradle

Job description

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries. Members enjoy TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages on any device, at any time.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and scale the Partner Enablement Apps engineering organization. This group develops business‑to‑business applications that enable our device and operator partners to integrate with Netflix APIs, manage device and service lifecycles, and operate partner payment experiences. The tools are used by external partners and by Netflix teams to launch, operate, monitor, update and retire partner experiences at scale.

In this role you’ll drive the long‑term technical strategy, organizational health and delivery excellence across multiple teams, ensuring partner and internal experiences are reliable, intuitive and ready for the next generation of integrations.

The Team

You will lead a growing engineering organization based primarily in Warsaw, Poland, with team members in the United States, Brazil, Netherlands and Taiwan. The organization currently consists of four domains and requires building strong relationships across time zones and fostering a cohesive, high‑performing culture despite geographic distribution.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Define and drive the long‑term technical vision and roadmap for Enablement Applications, aligning with broader Netflix objectives
• Partner with Product Managers, Designers and senior leadership across the organization to influence strategy and prioritization
• Identify opportunities for innovation and platform evolution that will scale to support Netflix’s next hundred million customers
• Own the technical and organizational strategy for migrating and deprecating legacy services while maintaining operational excellence

People Leadership & Organizational Development

• Build, mentor and retain a world‑class engineering team, including hiring and developing engineering managers and senior individual contributors
• Create an environment where engineers at all levels can do the best work of their careers
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, psychological safety and engineering excellence
• Champion diversity and inclusion, ensuring all team members can thrive regardless of background
• Provide thoughtful coaching and career development support tailored to individual growth needs

Technical Excellence & Delivery

• Establish and maintain a strong, mature foundation for core services across all Enablement Apps, including:
  • Comprehensive testing strategies (unit, integration, automated testing)
  • Robust monitoring, alerting and observability
  • Scalable and sustainable on‑call support models
  • Data quality and engineering best practices
• Collaborate with cross‑functional partners to design and implement scalable, performant, and reliable solutions
• Stay current with industry trends, tools and technologies, assess their relevance and drive adoption where appropriate

Operational Excellence

• Own reliability and support for Partner Enablement Applications, including first‑tier support for internal and external partners
• Drive operational maturity through metrics, SLOs and continuous improvement initiatives
• Balance innovation with stability, ensuring the team delivers value while maintaining system health

Cross‑Functional Partnership

This is a highly collaborative role with partners across multiple time zones. Meetings may fall outside standard local working hours, and the schedule is managed flexibly to balance business needs and personal schedule. Travel to other organizational locations is expected several times per year to participate in leadership offsites, planning sessions and strengthen cross‑functional relationships.

• Build strong relationships with Product, Design, Partner Engineering and Business Development teams
• Effectively communicate technical concepts and trade‑offs to non‑technical stakeholders
• Navigate complex organizational dynamics and drive alignment across distributed teams

Requirements

Experience

• Extensive software development experience with strong technical foundations
• Significant experience in engineering leadership roles, including managing managers or leading multiple teams
• Proven track record of building and scaling engineering organizations
• Experience with distributed systems, web applications and cloud infrastructure

Leadership & Communication

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization
• Strong judgment and ability to make high‑quality decisions in ambiguous situations
• Experience fostering inclusive team cultures where diverse perspectives are valued
• Comfortable with in‑office collaboration a few days per week (team and partners work in person regularly)

Technical

• Deep understanding of full‑stack engineering practices and modern software development methodologies
• Familiarity with CI/CD systems (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Spinnaker), build tools (Gradle) and cloud platforms
• Strong grasp of reliability engineering principles (monitoring, alerting, incident management)
• Demonstrated success working with globally distributed teams across multiple time zones

Nice to Have

• Experience in B2B platform development or partner‑facing applications
• Background in device ecosystem management or consumer electronics partnerships
• Experience with data platforms and analytics systems
• Prior experience at a high‑growth technology company operating at scale

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.