Engineering Manager - Consumer Authorization Systems

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.

As part of the Identity Engineering organization, the Consumer Authorization team builds platforms and services for access policies that enable experiences for our streaming, Ads and Games products at high scale. We are seeking a talented Engineering Manager to lead our dynamic team of local and remote engineers and drive the development and innovation of our highly resilient infrastructure, and contribute to the vision of the future.

About You

• You are an inclusive leader with a proven track record of building and leading high-performing diverse teams.

• You have an extensive background and strong technical expertise working in backend infrastructure and platforms, and understand how to build for scale and business impact.

• You have a proven track record of scaling a platform from 1 to multiple. You are inherently curious and enjoy leading through challenges with building large-scale, low-latency applications.

• You enjoy enabling your team to work on hard problems with new tech, but what really drives you is creating levers for making a big impact and delighting your stakeholders.

• You have some domain experience in authorization technologies such as ABAC, RBAC, policy engines or adjacencies that can be applied to this space.

• You are inherently curious and enjoy leading through challenges with building high scale, low latency applications.

• You are a proactive, effective communicator with great judgment and a bias towards action.

• You are a role model for integrity, transparency, and courage.

• You have a high tolerance for ambiguity and fast-changing context.

Scope of the role

• Provide technical vision and strategy for building platforms to scale to the next set of million members.

• Build strong and productive relationships across product management, engineering, data science, and security partners.

• Balance immediate stakeholder needs vs longer-term vision.

• Lead a dream team of backend engineers to build and execute on a shared vision between security, engineering, and product partners.

• Grow and mentor this team through a supportive mindset, thoughtful observation, and courageous, honest feedback.

Must-Have

• Knowledge of distributed systems architectures and infrastructure.

• An engineering mindset that stays technically curious and engaged in innovation and encourages learning in the team.

• Thoughtful leadership with experience in hiring, coaching and retaining strong engineering talent with various needs for personal and professional growth.

• Strong partner for product management and engineering leaders, equally passionate about working with engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.