Engineering Manager - Android Player

Netflix•Los Gatos, CA

3d•$436,000 - $710,000

About The Position

Netflix is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Android Player team, which owns playback in the Netflix Android app outside of the UI. This includes streaming and offline downloads, as well as the foundations for live events and ad-supported viewing. The team is deepening live and advertising capabilities, partnering with UI and product teams to make video seamless throughout the app, and working with SoC vendors and device OEMs to deliver high-quality streaming across Android devices. The manager will build and lead a diverse team of Android playback engineers, set priorities for high-impact roadmap initiatives, and balance feature delivery with foundational investment. They will hire and retain exceptional engineers, coach team members toward greater technical leadership, and work with internal and external partners. The role also owns release readiness and operational excellence for a production-critical playback path on a weekly shipping client, including on-call and live-event readiness, and calls for demonstrating Netflix’s values. The position is based on working side by side with the team and partners in Los Gatos. The stated salary range is $436,000–$710,000. Netflix describes its compensation as annual salary with a choice each year between salary and stock options, and says it does not offer bonuses. Benefits include health plans, mental health support, a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, stock options, disability programs, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family-forming benefits, life and serious injury benefits, and paid leave programs. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience building and leading engineering teams.
Background in Android development, with sufficient depth to engage in architecture, performance, and testing decisions.
Familiarity with streaming-video challenges, including adaptive streaming, DRM, codecs, hardware and software decoding, and player frameworks such as ExoPlayer.
Use data to inform decisions and experience creating and interpreting A/B tests to measure the impact of changes.
First-hand knowledge of the Android device ecosystem, including SoC and OEM hardware capabilities and delivering consistent playback across device generations and price points.
Experience leading a team that operates a production-critical path, including on-call, incident response, and release management for a frequently shipping client.
Proactively give and receive feedback and handle difficult conversations.
Human-centric leadership grounded in empathy and openness to feedback.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
Foster an inclusive team culture in which people of all backgrounds can succeed and thrive.

Responsibilities

Build and lead a diverse team of Android playback engineers, fostering inclusion, transparency, autonomy, and humility.
Identify, prioritize, and manage high-impact team roadmap initiatives while balancing feature delivery and foundational investment.
Hire and retain exceptional engineers and maintain a high bar for talent density.
Empower, challenge, and coach team members to grow their impact as individual technical leaders through context and continuous feedback.
Partner with internal teams and external organizations, including SoC vendors and device OEMs.
Own release readiness and operational excellence for the playback path on a weekly-shipping client, including on-call and live-event readiness.
Demonstrate and advocate for Netflix’s culture and values.