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.
The Opportunity:
We are looking for an experienced Software Engineering Leader who will lead and grow a team of Software Engineers within the Cloud Network Engineering organization. This team is responsible for delivering secure, performant, and easy to operate network observability tooling, for enhancing our DNS management control plane, and customizing host network interface software. The team provides software solutions that ensure consistent network performance throughout the Netflix ecosystem.
This team has reliably enabled Netflix’s hyper cloud growth by co-innovating with AWS, driving technologies like IPv6, Hybrid infrastructure, and delivering eBPF-based products to create novel solutions to classic problems. If you’re looking for a deeply technical and highly dynamic opportunity that will have an outsized impact on how Netflix scales in the future, we’d love to talk to you!
What you will do:
Lead a team of stunning software engineers developing network observability, DNS control plane, and network interface software.
Hire, oversee, and grow software developers.
Form strong cross-functional partnerships driven by trust to achieve alignment with many engineering teams and ensure our solutions meet their needs, while maintaining our focus on agility, scalability, reliability, and efficiency.
Build Netflix's network observability capability, guiding the development of a visibility platform that engineering teams use to understand, debug, and secure their traffic.
Improve the distributed system control plane that enables safe DNS management at Netflix.
What we are looking for:
A product-focused leader who understands what customers want and has a passion for building high-scale critical platforms.
Leadership that treats the Engineering process as a product, identifies friction in how the team builds, ships, and fixes software.
Strong software development focus with past work abstracting away complexity and guiding teams to deliver simple, effective solutions to customers.
Outcome-focused mindset, consistently thinks from first principles.
Experience building and operating complex distributed systems at scale. We use AWS; experience with building/consuming the networking stack of a public cloud is a plus.
Shipping through organizational complexity. Proactively resolves cross-team dependencies, migration sequencing, competing priorities. Builds consensus and influences peer teams to move initiatives forward.
Solid understanding of Layer3/Layer4 networking, and network security is a plus.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $436,000.00 - $791,000.00. This compensation range will vary based on location.
Netflix provides 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. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more details about our Benefits here.
Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.
Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.
Skills Required
- Experience leading and growing software engineering teams, including hiring and career development
- Experience building and operating complex distributed systems at scale
- Strong software development background with ability to abstract complexity and deliver simple solutions
- Product-focused leadership; treat engineering process as a product and remove friction in delivery
- Ability to build network observability platforms and tooling
- Experience improving or operating DNS management/control plane
- Solid understanding of Layer3 and Layer4 networking
- Experience with eBPF-based products or projects
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with AWS and public cloud networking stacks
- Experience with network security
Netflix Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Netflix and has not been reviewed or approved by Netflix.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Compensation is positioned as “personal top of market” with regular recalibration and broad posted ranges for senior roles that signal the philosophy. The cash‑forward structure and clearly described pay‑mix choices help set expectations on how pay is determined.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Employees can choose the mix of cash versus fully vested 10‑year stock options, with grants structured to be retained even after departure. This employee‑directed design increases accessibility and control over equity participation.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive across medical, dental, vision, and mental health, with employer funding designed to offset premiums. Additional resources like counseling/coaching and wellness support reinforce breadth in care access.
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What We Do
Netflix is the world's leading streaming entertainment service with 209 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments.









