Netflix

Product Manager - Games, Cloud Infrastructure (L5)

Netflix$310K — $500K+*
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in product management or equivalent, focused on cloud infrastructure or streaming technology.
  • Experience leading impactful product initiatives with measurable success.
  • Strong background in experimentation, iterative development, and performance analysis related to cloud streaming.
  • Ability to strategize and manage complex projects collaboratively from start to finish.
  • Expertise in cloud architecture and streaming protocols, contributing to peer knowledge.
  • Self-starter comfortable with ambiguity in fast-paced environments.
  • Skilled communicator able to convey goals and results to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the development of near-term product roadmaps for cloud computing capabilities.
  • Execute large-scale projects, from concept to tangible outcomes, efficiently managing milestones.
  • Innovate and refine infrastructure strategies based on market trends and data.
  • Champion the member experience by connecting backend tech to user satisfaction.
  • Empower game developers by facilitating informed decision-making and improving workflows.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health plans and mental health support.
  • 401(k) with employer match and stock options.
  • Disability programs and health spending accounts.
  • Family-forming benefits and life injury support.
  • Flexible paid time off, with 35 days annually for hourly employees.
Full Job Description
At Netflix, we have an insatiable desire to continually improve our products and deliver new experiences to delight and entertain our quickly growing membership. Now is an exciting time to join the Cloud Gaming Infrastructure team as we transform our platform into a seamless destination for high-quality, frictionless game streaming. With the rapid expansion of our gaming catalog, we are building a world where members can instantly step inside complex, high-definition games on their TVs and devices, supported by robust, scalable backend technology.

The Product Manager for Cloud Infrastructure will lead major new product initiatives and materially transform existing product areas with high business impact. You will champion a highly performant, cost-efficient cloud environment where games are seamlessly delivered and developers are empowered, while giving our members the highest quality Cloud streaming interactive experiences.

What you will do:
  • Drive near-term roadmaps: Set near-term product roadmaps with some guidance, bringing along senior stakeholders to shape our cloud compute capabilities, infrastructure deployments, and developer environments.
  • Execute end-to-end projects: Execute with minimal guidance on large, end-to-end projects, breaking things down into achievable milestones to deliver real-time interactive experiences, cloud streaming capabilities, and complex storage solutions.
  • Innovate on infrastructure: Apply strong knowledge of industry trends, data, and market dynamics to shape product strategy around advancing our core cloud compute capabilities, optimizing infrastructure efficiency, and delivering highly scalable, performant solutions. Translate complex real-time performance data for quality of experience into impactful new features that maintain high-quality gameplay and resolve user issues rapidly.
  • Champion the Cloud member experience: Combine customer empathy and insights with solid product domain expertise to ensure our backend cloud technology directly translates into a seamless, high-quality gaming experience for our members.
  • Empower game developers: Effectively farm for dissent to inform decision-making, drawing out opposing opinions and leveraging context to deploy streamlined internal and external tools, improving developer workflows and feedback pipelines.


Requirements:
  • 5+ years of experience in product management or related business areas, with direct experience working on cloud infrastructure, backend systems, or streaming technologies.
  • Proven ability to lead major new product initiatives or materially transform existing product areas with high business impact.
  • Demonstrated strength in experimentation methodology, iterative product development, and analysis best practices, particularly regarding cloud streaming performance, latency reduction, and hardware capacity planning.
  • Proven ability to think strategically, work collaboratively, and lead complex, highly impactful cross-functional projects from concept to completion.
  • Demonstrates considerable subject matter expertise in cloud architecture and streaming protocols, and actively contributes to building knowledge among peers.
  • Ambitious self-starter who deals well with ambiguity and a fast-paced, multiple-project environment.
  • Experience articulating project goals, product requirements, and results in clear, compelling, and actionable ways across diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders.


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 $310,000.00 - $545,000.00. 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.

Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.

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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