Engineering Manager - Ads Serving

Netflix•Los Gatos, CA

About The Position

Netflix is launching a new ad-supported tier and is building an in-house world-class ad tech ecosystem. The Ads Platform team is dedicated to creating this ecosystem to drive the advertising business, encompassing products from sales and media planning to optimizing advertiser outcomes and execution. This includes inventory and order management, campaign execution, ad serving, audience and identity management, measurement, reporting, and finance. The Ads Supply Engineering team specifically builds systems and integrations to expand Netflix's advertising platform by increasing the supply of content and users available for ad monetization. This new team is focused on rapidly growing Netflix's advertising footprint and is looking for leaders experienced in ad serving, inventory sharing, and programmatic integrations.

Requirements

Strong experience building integrations with ad servers, SSPs and DSPs. Knowledge of APIs and integration frameworks for connecting with various ad tech platforms.
Experience with real-time bidding (RTB) protocols and auction dynamics. Familiar with header bidding and server-side auctions.
Experience in enabling audience onboarding, targeting etc.
Strong understanding of advertising concepts such as publisher policies, frequency caps, sensitive categories and taxonomy mapping. Working understanding of inventory management systems and forecasting methodologies.
Familiarity with digital advertising, adtech/martech ecosystems, and regulatory landscape.
Worked closely with ad operations to enable campaign setup, measurement, targeting, reporting, and advertiser needs. Experience troubleshooting integration issues and working with partner engineering teams.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
10+ years of total experience with 3+ years of management experience in building and leading diverse software engineering teams.
A strong product mindset along with experience in delivering large complex projects collaborating with a variety of cross-functional stakeholders that are technology, operations or business focused.
General understanding of the advertising marketplace and landscape.
Strong analytical and strategic thinking with demonstrated product sense and leadership in the working environment

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with legal compliance and changing landscape of ads regulations around the world.
Familiarity with ML and advertising systems that leverage data to drive optimal outcomes for the users and the business.
Experience working in the CTV space and knowledge of its unique constraints.
Awareness of ads industry technology standards (e.g. VAST, OpenRTB) or worked on an industry consortium effort, working group etc.

Responsibilities

Drive success in a fast paced, flat organization with minimal process and a heavy emphasis on ownership.
Support your team by contextualizing the larger vision, enabling prioritization and fostering high focus and executional excellence.
Operate as an ambassador of the Netflix Culture.
Create a dream team by hiring, retaining, and growing high performing talent.