Engineering Manager, Live Ads Supply

Netflix

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Work type
On-site
Location
New York, NYLos Gatos, CA
Salary
$436,000–$791,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
25 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today

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Above market

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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, Live Ads Supply

JOB TITLE: Engineering Manager - Live Ads Supply The Engineering Manager - Live Ads Supply leads a team of engineers building real-time infrastructure, tooling, and operational systems for live ad insertion across server-side, client-side, and server-guided delivery models. This role involves owning the reliability of ad insertion during 24/7 linear streams and high-stakes live events like NFL games. Key responsibilities include defining the technical roadmap for SCTE signal ingestion, ad pod management, manifest stitching, and ad decisioning integration. The manager must drive hiring, establish on-call cultures, and ensure seamless signal-to-slot execution. Required skills include experience with ad servers, DSPs, VAST 4.x/VMAP, and streaming pipelines involving RTMP, SRT, or TS. The role solves the technical challenge of triggering and stitching ads in real time without compromising the member experience during live broadcasts.

What does a Engineering Manager earn in New York?

Median $254394 from 32 postings across 13 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead a team of engineers building real-time infrastructure for live ad insertion across various delivery models.
  • Own the reliability and operational excellence of ad insertion during 24/7 linear streams and high-stakes live events.
  • Define the technical roadmap for SCTE signal ingestion, ad pod management, manifest stitching, and ad decisioning integration.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless signal-to-slot execution from ingest to client playback.
  • Drive hiring, retention, and professional development for a high-performing engineering team.
  • Establish on-call cultures, incident response protocols, and SLAs for live ad systems.
  • Translate business priorities into technically sound, executable plans for the advertising strategy.
  • Serve as the technical authority in cross-functional discussions with leadership, partners, and vendors.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of total engineering experience.
  • 3+ years of experience managing software engineering teams in a live media, streaming, or ad tech context.
  • Proven track record of engineering for high-availability, zero-downtime live events and building operational tooling for ad ops.
  • Strong understanding of ad servers, DSPs, and VAST 4.x/VMAP in live contexts.
  • Experience collaborating with content and distribution partners like MVPDs, vMVPDs, and broadcast networks (preferred).
  • Deep hands-on experience with live streaming pipelines and ad insertion architectures including SSAI, CSAI, and SGAI (preferred).
  • Expertise in broadcast signaling (SCTE-35, SCTE-104, SCTE-224) and manifest manipulation for ad stitching (preferred).
  • Advanced knowledge of managing live break constraints, slate/fallback handling, and encoding constraints (preferred).

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