Manager, Data Engineering

Netflix

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$446,000–$752,000 / yr
Posted
15 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $183k
This role $599k
$70k most similar roles pay here $825k

This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $142,850–$222,226 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $599k versus about $183k for comparable roles.

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About Netflix

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

Netflix currently has 28 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $440,000–$750,000 across 27 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manager, Data Engineering

Manager, Data Engineering leads a specialized team within the Content Promotion & Distribution department to build robust data foundations for global content distribution. This role involves managing a diverse team of data, software, and machine learning engineers to develop multi-modal data pipelines involving text, metadata, images, video, and audio. The manager oversees the creation of scalable analytical models, batch and streaming pipelines, and high-quality datasets for ML and GenAI model development. Key responsibilities include establishing technical strategy for data storage and usage while collaborating with cross-functional partners to support promotional planning and creative automation. The role requires expertise in big data technologies including Spark, S3 object storage, and modern data warehouses. The primary objective is solving complex problems related to content discovery, marketing assets, and automated media understanding across various global platforms and devices.

What you'll do

  • Manage a multi-disciplinary team of data, software, and machine learning engineers.
  • Build and operate multi-modal data foundations including text, image, video, and audio for ML and GenAI models.
  • Develop robust batch and streaming pipelines to ensure high data quality and reliability for analytics.
  • Create scalable analytical data models to support content promotion, distribution, and experimentation.
  • Provide technical vision for modeling, storing, and serving structured and multi-modal data at scale.
  • Partner with cross-functional leaders to prioritize and execute on high-impact data products and tools.
  • Establish best practices for data storage, access, and usage across various engineering teams.
  • Mentor team members through career development paths in data, software, and machine learning engineering.

What we're looking for

  • You must have at least 7 years of experience leading data engineering teams, including managing managers and heterogeneous teams.
  • You must have a proven track record in complex domains involving multi-modal media data, marketing, or ML/AI products.
  • You must be able to oversee both analytics-focused data engineering (ETL/ELT, modeling) and ML-focused data engineering (feature pipelines).
  • You must possess deep technical expertise in areas such as large-scale multi-modal asset processing or data warehousing.
  • You must be proficient with Big Data and cloud-based technologies including Spark, S3, and modern data warehouses.
  • You must be a crisp communicator capable of building relationships with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • You must have experience leading shared resource teams and prioritizing work across multiple stakeholder groups.
  • You must demonstrate the ability to provide technical vision for modeling and serving structured and multi-modal data at scale.

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