Director, Growth Data Engineering

Netflix

Full Time

Director

610k-610k

10 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

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. In this role, you will lead a team of talented engineers that build big data pipelines and services using distributed computing tools, such as Spark and Flink. These data pipelines are used to power machine learning models, experimentation, analytics, and dashboards across a variety of growth-related domains, including plans and pricing, identity, signup flow optimization, payments, and partnerships. You will work closely with a cross-functional team of product engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to help grow Netflix. The data your team produces will be used to help directly improve the customer experience and inform future product strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Provide guidance and mentorship to managers and individual contributors on the team.
Develop strong relationships with data science, engineering, and business partners, and improve how we leverage data at Netflix.
Help nurture the data engineering community at Netflix, which extends beyond your immediate team and requires working with other senior leaders.
Expand your team by attracting diverse talent that can push our technical boundaries.
Foster an inclusive environment, where all points of view are welcomed and encouraged.
Be a thoughtful leader, and drive both technical and business priorities and roadmaps.

Requirements

Many years of experience leading engineering teams that design and build distributed systems, including for real-time and customer-impacting applications.
Experience hiring and mentoring high-caliber, data-focused engineers that have diverse technical strengths and backgrounds.
High-energy self-starter with a passion for data and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Strong business acumen, and interest in contributing to roadmaps and strategy discussions.
Exceptional communication skills, and the ability to translate technical concepts into easy-to-understand language for business partners.
Familiarity with machine learning and/or experimentation (A/B) testing is a plus.
Experience working in a growth-related domain (e.g., pricing, identity, payments, partnerships) is a plus.

Nice to Have

Familiarity with machine learning and/or experimentation (A/B) testing.

Qualifications

Experience leading engineering teams that design and build distributed systems, including for real-time and customer-impacting applications.
Experience hiring and mentoring high-caliber, data-focused engineers with diverse technical backgrounds.

Benefits & Perks

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.
Paid leave of absence programs.
Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off.
Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off.

Working at Netflix

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully.

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