Engineering Manager, Content Data Foundations

Netflix, Inc.; Los Gatos (CA); On-site; USD 436,000 - 710,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plans

Mental Health support

401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match

Flexible time off

Job summary

Netflix, Inc. is seeking a leader for its Content and Business Product Engineering team in Los Gatos, California. This role involves leading a software engineering team, ensuring the implementation of high-impact data platforms and maintaining system reliability.

The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of experience in team management with a strong focus on inclusion and diversity. The position offers a competitive salary range of $436,000.00 – $710,000.00 per year and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience managing teams with a focus on inclusion and diversity.
• Experience running reliable products and services, including on-call responsibilities.
• Strong communication skills across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of software engineers to deliver results across the content ecosystem.
• Define and execute a vision for data platforms with stakeholders.
• Maintain system reliability and on-call operations.

Skills

Building and managing distributed high-performing teams

Talent attraction and retention

Excellent communication and collaboration

Strategic thinking

Data-driven decision making

Job description

Role Summary

At Netflix, the Content and Business Product Engineering team builds the technology that powers the company’s content lifecycle from concept to streaming. The Content Foundations Engineering (CFE) group within Content Infrastructure & Solutions (CIS) develops core data and access management platforms that underpin Netflix’s content business.

What you will do

Lead a team of software engineers to deliver high-impact results across the content ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product and cross‑functional stakeholders to define and execute vision and strategy for data platforms.
• Drive platform adoption across Content and Studio Engineering, ensuring solutions meet stakeholder needs.
• Act as a technical advisor on data modeling, graph technologies, and distributed data architecture.
• Build trustful cross‑functional relationships, connect the dots, and prioritize work beyond the scope of the domain.
• Communicate complex ideas and influence decisions across diverse stakeholders.
• Balance business needs with engineering principles, invest in foundational work, and pay off technical debt.
• Lead, coach, hire, and develop a diverse team, fostering accountability and a high‑performance culture.
• Champion inclusion and diversity, ensuring all voices are heard and respected.
• Maintain system reliability, 24x7 on‑call operations, and adopt KPIs for system health.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience building and managing distributed, high‑performing teams with a focus on inclusion and diversity.
• Strong agility in attracting, retaining, and empowering talent.
• Experience running highly reliable products and services in enterprise settings, including 24x7 on‑call.
• Long‑term strategic thinker with a platform mindset and ability to articulate product vision.
• Skilled at aligning team work with larger business goals and pivoting based on impact.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across global borders.
• Proven track record delivering timely results on critical priorities amid competing demands.
• Capacity to bring rigor to decision‑making, reducing ambiguity through data and structured experimentation.

Nice to have

• Enterprise software and distributed systems experience.
• Leadership of UI/UX and backend engineering teams.
• Experience with graph‑based data modeling, RDF, ontologies, or semantic technologies.

Compensation

The base salary range for this role is $436,000.00 – $710,000.00 per year.

Benefits

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family‑forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. Paid leave of absence programs are also offered. Full‑time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off; full‑time salaried employees are entitled to flexible time off.

EEO Statement

Netflix is an equal‑opportunity employer and celebrates diversity. 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. Inclusive hiring processes are in place, and accommodations can be requested for disabilities.