Engineering Manager, Consumer Authorization Systems

Netflix

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Netflix is the world''s leading streaming entertainment service, offering a vast library of TV series, films, documentaries, and original content to subscribers in over 190 countries. Industry: Streaming Entertainment & Media

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TL;DR · Engineering Manager, Consumer Authorization Systems

JOB TITLE: Engineering Manager - Consumer Authorization Systems The Engineering Manager - Consumer Authorization Systems joins the Identity Engineering organization to lead a dynamic team of local and remote engineers. This role involves driving the development and innovation of highly resilient infrastructure and providing technical vision for platforms that scale to millions of members. The manager will lead backend engineers to build and execute on a shared vision between security, engineering, and product partners. Key responsibilities include mentoring talent, managing stakeholder relationships, and building large-scale, low-latency applications. Required expertise includes distributed systems architectures, backend infrastructure, and authorization technologies such as ABAC, RBAC, and policy engines. The role solves critical access policy problems for streaming, Ads, and Games products, ensuring high-scale performance and security across the platform.

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What you'll do

  • Provide technical vision and strategy for building platforms that scale to millions of members.
  • Lead a team of backend engineers to build and execute on shared security, engineering, and product goals.
  • Grow and mentor a diverse team through coaching, hiring, and providing honest feedback.
  • Build and maintain highly resilient, low-latency backend infrastructure and distributed systems.
  • Manage the development of authorization platforms using technologies like ABAC, RBAC, or policy engines.
  • Balance immediate stakeholder needs with long-term technical vision across product, data science, and security teams.
  • Drive the innovation of high-scale services for streaming, ads, and games products.

What we're looking for

  • Proven track record of building and leading high-performing, diverse engineering teams.
  • Extensive background and strong technical expertise in backend infrastructure and platforms.
  • Proven track record of scaling a platform from 1 to multiple.
  • Knowledge of distributed systems architectures and infrastructure.
  • Experience in hiring, coaching, and retaining strong engineering talent.
  • Experience with authorization technologies such as ABAC, RBAC, or policy engines (preferred).
  • Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with product management, data science, and security partners.
  • Ability to lead through challenges involving large-scale, low-latency applications.

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