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Netflix · 2 hours ago

Engineering Manager - Scaled Content Ingestion

Netflix is on a mission to entertain the world, and they are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a new team focused on automating large-scale content ingestion. The role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure efficient and scalable content ingestion processes while fostering a strong team culture and driving product vision.

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Responsibilities

Serve as Netflix’s representative in discussions with external content partners’ engineering teams, refining API and SLA contracts while demonstrating strong judgment to balance partner needs with Netflix’s interests and risk management
Partner with product managers, designers, engineers, and other leaders to drive your team’s product vision, strategy, and adoption across stakeholders
Foster a culture of accountability, ensuring timely and reliable delivery of the team’s roadmap to support business needs
Act as a trusted technical advisor, guiding thoughtful decision-making in ambiguous situations
Connect the dots across teams to prioritize work beyond your immediate domain
Communicate complex ideas clearly and influence decisions among diverse stakeholders
Balance business goals with strong engineering practices, investing in foundational work and continuous improvements
Hire, coach, and lead a team of Backend and UI Engineers, inspiring exceptional results in stability, performance, and product experience
Build an inclusive team culture where everyone feels empowered, accepted, and respected

Qualification

Content ingestion systemsDistributed systemsTeam leadershipAPI managementProduct strategyCollaborationCommunicationDecision-making

Required

5+ years building and managing high-performing, inclusive teams, attracting top talent, fostering accountability, and ensuring all voices inform decisions
Cultivate open communication, empowering team members to give feedback and recognize achievements and growth areas
Experience delivering and operating highly reliable, enterprise-grade products and services, including 24x7 on-call support
Strategic thinker with a strong product mindset, able to define and communicate product vision and align it with organizational goals
Skilled at prioritizing and aligning team efforts with business objectives; have the courage to pivot based on broader impact
Excellent collaborator and communicator, able to build strong cross-functional partnerships and influence the strategic direction of partners and stakeholders
Proven ability to deliver timely results on critical priorities and guide investment decisions in partnership with product and engineering leaders
Bring rigor to decision-making, using data, input, and pilot investments to reduce ambiguity and confirm direction
Experienced in driving the adoption of KPIs and leading indicators to monitor and improve system health
Strong communicator with teams, stakeholders, and leadership, including across global teams

Preferred

Experience with content ingestion systems
Experience building distributed systems at scale
Experience leading engineering teams with both Backend and UI/UX engineers

Benefits

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
Life and Serious Injury Benefits
Paid leave of absence programs
Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off.
Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off.

Company

Netflix is an online streaming platform that enables users to watch TV shows and movies.

H1B Sponsorship

Netflix has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (310)
2024 (309)
2023 (191)
2022 (261)
2021 (268)
2020 (225)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$72.11B
Key Investors
Wells FargoTCVGroupe Arnault
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $67.2B
2024-08-01Post Ipo Debt· $1.8B
2018-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $2.67M

Leadership Team

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Gregory Peters
Co-CEO
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Ted Sarandos
Co-CEO
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