At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what's next.
Who We AreIn addition to great shows and movies, our membership now also includes exclusive access to a growing portfolio of high-quality games. The
Games Social - Communicate team owns the various ways in which players communicate within Netflix Games.
Our mission is to make playing Netflix Games with others feel effortless, safe, and fun - whether players are teaming up with friends or meeting new people through our games. We are looking for an
experienced engineering manager with a strong background in the
games industry to lead this team and drive outsized impact.
Who You Are- You are an experienced engineering manager who has led teams building and operating consumer-facing products. You think deeply about reliability, latency, safety, and user experience for large, diverse audiences.
- You have meaningful experience in the games industry, which could look like, for example:
- Building or operating games (mobile, console, PC, or cross-platform),
- Working on a gaming platform or services, or
- Contributing to other game-adjacent products that serve players, creators, or game developers.
- Experience with backend and distributed systems (real-time systems, messaging, event-driven architectures, or similar) is a strong plus.
- You have a strong sense of ownership and are proactive about identifying problems, driving clarity, and moving work forward, while bringing others along.
- You are comfortable operating in highly ambiguous and fast-changing environments, and you help bring just enough structure for others to move effectively.
- You are people-centric: you care deeply about helping others grow, creating psychological safety, and building a healthy, high-performing, and inclusive team.
- You are great at building trusting relationships with cross-functional partners and collaborating across org boundaries.
- You proactively give and receive feedback, and you are willing to have hard conversations in service of the team and the work.
- You build informed opinions and can advocate for them effectively, while staying open to being wrong and changing course with new information.
- You are excited about the games and social space, and motivated by the challenge of building real-time, player-facing communication systems.
What you will do- Lead and grow a team of backend and frontend engineers building and operating the experiences that power communication across Netflix Games (voice, text, reactions, sharing, notifications, and more).
- Own the technical direction for Social Communicate:
- Partner with senior ICs to define architecture and long-term bets for real-time, reliable, and safe player communication.
- Make thoughtful tradeoffs between speed, reliability, and complexity in a rapidly evolving product space.
- Empower, challenge, and coach team members to grow their impact as technical leaders.
- Shape and drive the roadmap in partnership with product and other stakeholders.
- Bring structure to ambiguous problem spaces and help the team navigate changing priorities and constraints while maintaining focus and momentum.
- Partner with game teams, platform teams, security, trust & safety, and others to design solutions that work across a diverse portfolio of games and use cases.
- Communicate clearly and frequently, both in writing and in person, to align on goals, tradeoffs, and outcomes.
- Foster an inclusive, high-trust team culture where people of all backgrounds and identities can do their best work, feel safe taking risks, and have fun building together.
- Exemplify the Netflix culture by understanding, advocating, and demonstrating its values.
Learn More- We believe safe spaces where everyone can be their authentic selves is the key to a successful team so we welcome and embrace all identities, cultures, and backgrounds.
- Our US-based team is happy to embrace remote work.
Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $436,000.00 - $710,000.00. This compensation range will vary based on location.
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. We also offer 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. See more details about our Benefits here.
Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.
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.
Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.
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