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.

We launched a new ad-supported tier in November 2022 and are building an in-house world-class ad tech ecosystem to offer our members more choices in consuming their content. Our new tier allows us to attract new members at a lower price point while also creating a compelling path for advertisers to reach deeply engaged audiences.

Our Team

The Ads Platform team at Netflix is dedicated to creating a world-class advertising ecosystem that drives our advertising business. This team's mission is to develop advanced technology that ensures exceptional experiences for both our members and advertisers. Our responsibilities encompass a broad spectrum of products, ranging from sales and media planning to optimizing advertiser outcomes and execution. This includes inventory and order management, campaign execution, ad serving, audience and identity management, measurement, reporting, and finance.

We use several Netflix investments and innovations - a unique mix of client and server-side ad insertions, state-of-the-art content delivery systems, ad encoding recipes, content understanding, and metadata, etc. We deliver ads in a manner that’s thoughtful of our member’s viewing experience and drive great outcomes for advertisers. We also ensure that advertiser brand safety is ensured during serving so that members only see the most appropriate ads for them.

Our team is faced with the enormous ambitions of building highly performant advertising systems and delivering high impact to our business by monetizing our incredible slate of content. As one of the newest entrants in the Connected TV advertising space that’s rapidly growing, we seek to build unique value propositions that help us differentiate us and become a market leader in record time. Our roles come with expectations of delivering in a rapid clip,  comfort with  lofty goals and big ambitions,   the visibility that comes with strategic initiatives, and  responsibility and an appetite to operate like a startup within an established company.

We are looking for a people manager to join us on this journey, to lead some exciting initiatives, and the talented engineers who work on realizing our ambitious vision.

As an Engineering Manager you will:

• Drive success in a fast paced, flat organization with minimal process and a heavy emphasis on ownership.

• Support your team by contextualizing the larger vision, enabling prioritization and fostering high focus and executional excellence.

• Operate as an ambassador of the Netflix Culture

• Create a dream team by hiring, retaining, and growing high performing talent.

Skills & experience we’re seeking:

• Experience designing and building campaign management systems used by ad operations teams, advertisers, and agencies for campaign setup, trafficking, and lifecycle management across multiple sales channels (direct, programmatic, self-serve, etc.).

• Proven ability to deliver APIs and user interfaces that enable campaign creation, editing, flighting, targeting, and budget management for both simple and complex campaign structures.

• Experience building monitoring and troubleshooting tools to ensure campaign integrity, enforce business rules, and provide transparency into campaign status, pacing, and delivery performance.

• Familiarity with workflow automation, approval processes, and SLA tracking to streamline campaign launch and reduce operational friction for internal and external stakeholders.

• Demonstrated success in leveraging data and ML-driven insights for campaign optimization to maximize advertiser outcomes.

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including sales, ad operations, product, measurement, and engineering to drive continuous improvement and innovation in campaign management capabilities.

• Experience with building modern backend and frontend applications on cloud / AWS  using Java, Spring Boot, React, GraphQL, Node.js or equivalent technologies. Experience with distributed systems and microservices, NoSQL databases, queues like Apache Kafka and a solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

• 10+ years of total experience with 3+ years of management experience in building and leading diverse software engineering teams. 

• A strong product mindset along with experience in delivering large complex projects collaborating with a variety of cross-functional stakeholders that are technology, operations or business focused.

• General understanding of the advertising marketplace and landscape. 

• Strong analytical and strategic thinking with demonstrated product sense and leadership in the working environment

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.