Director of Engineering, Games Player Experiences

October 8

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B2C • eCommerce • Media

Netflix is a global streaming service that offers a wide variety of award-winning television shows, movies, anime, documentaries, and more on thousands of internet-connected devices. It allows users to watch instantly and provides original content produced by Netflix itself, catering to diverse tastes. As a pioneer in original programming since its first series in 2013, Netflix aims to entertain audiences worldwide through immersive storytelling and innovative technology.

- employees

Founded 1997

👥 B2C

🛍️ eCommerce

📱 Media

💰 $20M Post-IPO Equity on 2022-01

📋 Description

• Lead an organization of engineers and engineering managers to experiment and innovate in the main Netflix App and Netflix Game Controller. • Drive the overall engineering strategy for Player Experiences. • Empower, challenge, and coach team members to grow their impact as individual technical leaders by providing them with context and continuous feedback. • Collaborate, build alignment, and develop strong relationships with cross-functional partners across business areas, leveraging exceptional written and verbal communication skills. • Foster an inclusive team culture that enables team members of all backgrounds to succeed and thrive. • Exemplify the Netflix culture by understanding, advocating for, and demonstrating its values.

🎯 Requirements

• A highly technical, hands-on engineering leader • Experienced across a variety of technologies with a focus on Javascript, React, and Swift or Kotlin • An opinionated product thinker with a deep understanding of the games industry, gaming controllers, and/or cloud gaming • Quick to adapt to new information and enjoy working in fast-paced and highly ambiguous environments • An experienced leader who prioritizes creating an inclusive and psychologically safe work environment • An engineering leader who can work with senior leadership to develop a long-term technical strategy and map business goals to appropriate design investments. • Familiar with working in game engines, such as Unreal Engine, Unity3D, and Defold. • Experience working with cloud gaming platforms and WebRTC technologies • Engage and contribute to open source communities • Comfortable working across multiple gaming platforms, including web, mobile, and console • Self-driven and highly motivated to deliver critical-tiered solutions

🏖️ Benefits

• Inclusion is a Netflix value • Welcoming and embracing all identities, cultures, and backgrounds