Engineering Manager - Scaled Content Ingestion

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.

The Title and Launch Management (TLM) team is responsible for building and innovating the technology foundations that enable the ingest, setup, launch, and global distribution of all types of entertainment on Netflix—including series, movies, games, ads, live events, trailers, and more. TLM acts as the bridge between the title creation lifecycle and the consumer experience, ensuring that launching titles on Netflix is efficient, flexible, accurate, and scalable. Our team’s goal is to make launching titles as seamless as possible, supporting both operational and creative needs across the company.

To support Netflix’s growing content offerings and partnerships, we are forming a new team within TLM to automate large-scale content ingestion, replacing existing manual processes. We are developing a flexible, federated system that enables efficient, scalable, and self-service content ingestion as Netflix grows. As a result, this team will collaborate closely with many partners and stakeholders, including external content partners, to orchestrate ingestion, validation, and conformance of assets and metadata across many domains. 

You will lead a team of software engineers to deliver high-impact results. Your responsibilities in this role:

• 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.

• 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.

Nice to have:

• Experience with content ingestion systems

• Experience building distributed systems at scale 

• Experience leading engineering teams with both Backend and UI/UX engineers

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.