Netflix

Engineering Manager - Messaging Lifecycle Experience

Netflix$436K — $500K+*
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven experience leading engineering teams building consumer-facing products or experiences at scale.
  • Strong product and user intuition, connecting technical decisions to member impact.
  • Experience in highly cross-functional environments, influencing across Product, Design, and Data Science.
  • Track record of driving experimentation and iteration, including A/B testing and personalization.
  • Strong technical judgment to guide teams on architecture and long-term maintainability.
  • Passion for team development, focusing on talent density and high performance.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team for messaging experiences across multiple channels.
  • Drive end-to-end ownership of lifecycle messaging experiences from ideation to production and optimization.
  • Collaborate closely with Product, Design, Algos, and Data Science to strategize and prioritize opportunities.
  • Leverage A/B testing, personalization, and data insights to improve messaging outcomes continuously.
  • Balance speed and quality for rapid iterations without compromising user experience and engineering standards.
  • Ensure strong execution and reliability in delivering messaging experiences at Netflix scale.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Health Plans and Mental Health support.
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match.
  • Stock Option Program and Disability Programs.
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts.
  • Family-forming benefits and Life and Serious Injury Benefits.
  • Paid leave of absence programs.
  • Flexible paid time off for salaried employees and 35 days annually for hourly employees.
Full Job Description
Messaging's mission is to grow, engage, and retain members through effective 1:1 communication across Netflix spanning both consumer and enterprise needs and delivering experiences across email, SMS, push, WhatsApp, and other channels.

As part of the Messaging organization, the Lifecycle Messaging Experiences Team builds and evolves the experiences that help members discover new content and features on & off product to drive discovery, engagement, retention, and revenue.
We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Lifecycle Messaging Experiences team. This team partners closely with Product, Design, Algos and Data Science to drive experimentation and launch of messaging experiences.

What You'll Do:
  • Lead and grow a high-performing team of engineers building member-facing messaging experiences across multiple channels and surfaces.
  • Drive end-to-end ownership of lifecycle messaging experiences from ideation and experimentation to production scale and continuous optimization.
  • Partner deeply with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, Algos and Data Science) to define strategy, prioritize opportunities, and deliver high-impact experiences.
  • Operate in a highly experimental environment, leveraging A/B testing, personalization, and data-driven insights to continuously improve outcomes.
  • Balance speed and quality enabling rapid iteration while maintaining high standards for user experience and engineering excellence.
  • Drive strong execution and operational rigor, ensuring reliable delivery of messaging experiences at Netflix scale.


What You'll Bring:
  • Proven experience leading engineering teams building consumer-facing products or experiences at scale.
  • Strong product and user intuition-ability to connect technical decisions to member impact.
  • Experience working in highly cross-functional environments, influencing across Product, Design, and Data Science.
  • Track record of driving experimentation and iteration (A/B testing, personalization, growth or lifecycle experiences).
  • Strong technical judgment with the ability to guide teams on architecture, tradeoffs, and long-term maintainability.
  • Passion for building and developing teams, with a focus on talent density, coaching, and high performance.


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 - $710,000.00.

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.

About Netflix

Netflix, Inc. is an American media company founded on August 29, 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, and currently based in Los Gatos, California, with production offices and stages at the Los Angeles-based Hollywood studios (formerly old Warner Brothers studios) and the Albuquerque Studios (formerly ABQ studios). It operates an eponymous over-the-top subscription video on-demand service, which showcases acquired and original programming as well as third-party content licensed from other production companies and distributors. Netflix is also the first streaming media company to be a member of the Motion Picture Association.
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Size
11,300 employees
Market Cap
$127.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.7 billion
Founded
1997
5 Year Trend
+27.5%
Revenue
$24.9 billion
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