Engineering Manager Content Discovery

Overview

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 Content Systems team has a vision of being the comprehensive gateway for all metadata powering the Netflix member experience. The Content Systems team builds seamless, intelligent systems that support all content types, enabling scalable integration and optimized delivery of content data to Netflix’s products.

We ensure that content is accurately represented, intelligently modeled, and efficiently surfaced to maximize discoverability, personalization, and innovation across platforms. The Content Discovery team in Content Systems is responsible for identifying the precise sub‑set of the vast and diverse Netflix Catalog that should be discoverable by each Netflix Member. We own and build foundational systems and processes to ensure that our members have the most updated and precise representation of the Netflix Catalog.

We are seeking a leadership role that blends high‑throughput, low‑latency system design with strategic roadmap development for tomorrow’s needs today. The ideal candidate will be technically proficient, foster an inclusive and collaborative environment, and mentor a diverse group of engineers. Above all, this leader should embody Netflix’s core values of creativity, curiosity, excellence, and self‑lessness.

• Lead a team of strong engineers building high‑scale, fault tolerant distributed systems.
• Drive architecture, design, and execution of product infrastructure systems.
• Develop a strategic roadmap focused on incremental delivery and high business impact.
• Define success metrics, align migration goals, and drive platform adoption.
• Communicate progress effectively to stakeholders, customers, and senior leadership.
• Balance platform evolution by maintaining existing systems while prioritizing next‑gen development.
• Hire, mentor, and grow a diverse, high‑performing team, fostering an inclusive team culture.

• An engineering leader with 3 – 5 years of experience leading backend distributed systems teams.
• Strong technical acumen and ability to act as a technical advisor to the team.
• Experience leading teams responsible for building high‑traffic distributed systems.
• Experience building product platforms with a direct impact on the customer experience.
• A passion for improving consumer experiences through strong partnerships with product leaders, ability to influence product direction and roadmaps.
• A track record of hiring diverse, highly talented engineers and growing successful, highly impactful teams.
• Excellence in communicating context with the team, stakeholders, partners, and leadership. Ability to drive the team’s roadmap by connecting the dots between your team’s work and business needs, managing expectations, and navigating competing priorities.
• A leadership style that prioritizes giving and receiving feedback, fostering new ideas, and empowering others without micromanagement.
• A BS in Computer Science/Engineering or a related discipline.

At Netflix, we strive to provide competitive and equitable compensation. We carefully consider a wide range of factors, including market indicators, your specific job, skills, and experience, to determine your personal top of the market. Our compensation may vary based on these considerations and your geographic location. The typical market range for roles in this area of Netflix is $190,000 – $920,000, which represents the total compensation (not just base salary), aligning with our overall compensation philosophy.

Netflix offers a unique and dynamic culture and environment. To learn more about what it’s like to work here, please visit our Culture page.

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. 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.