Senior Manager Engineering Partner Enablement Applications
Experience
- Extensive software development experience with strong technical foundations
- Significant experience managing managers or leading multiple teams with prior team management experience
- Proven track record of building and scaling engineering organizations
- Experience with distributed systems, web applications, and cloud infrastructure
Leadership & Communication
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization
- Strong judgment and ability to make high-quality decisions in ambiguous situations
- Experience fostering inclusive team cultures where diverse perspectives are valued
- Comfortable with in-office collaboration a few days per week (team and partners work in person regularly)
Technical
- Deep understanding of full-stack engineering practices and modern software development methodologies
- Familiarity with CI/CD systems (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Spinnaker), build tools (Gradle), and cloud platforms
- Strong grasp of reliability engineering principles (monitoring, alerting, incident management)
- Demonstrated success working with globally distributed teams across multiple time zones
- Demonstrated experience or strong interest in building intelligent systems powered by AI, including agent-based architectures and task automation—moving beyond traditional enterprise web applications toward the next generation of software development.
Nice to Have
- Experience in B2B platform development or partner-facing applications
- Background in device ecosystem management or consumer electronics partnerships
- Experience with data platforms and analytics systems
- Prior experience at a high-growth technology company operating at scale
The Client and Partner Technologies (CPT) organization is chartered with enabling brilliant Netflix experiences on devices and building the foundational client systems and tools that make those experiences possible. Within CPT, the Partner Enablement Apps (PEA) group builds and evolves our suite of web applications that power the lifecycle of our device and payments partnerships.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and scale the Partner Enablement Apps engineering organization. This group develops business‑to‑business applications that enable our device partners (TVs, streaming sticks, set‑top boxes, and other “10‑foot” devices) and operator partners (ISPs, telcos, TV and mobile carriers) to integrate with Netflix APIs, manage device and service lifecycles, and operate Partner Payment experiences (including bundling Netflix with their offerings). Our tools are used both by external partners and by Netflix teams to integrate, launch, operate, monitor, update, and retire partner experiences at scale.
In this role, you’ll drive the long‑term technical strategy, organizational health, and delivery excellence across multiple teams, ensuring our partner and internal experiences are reliable, intuitive, and ready for the next generation of integrations.
The Team
You will lead a growing engineering organization that is primarily based in Warsaw, Poland and includes team members in the United States, Brazil, Netherlands, and Taiwan. The organization currently consists of four domains and requires building strong relationships across time zones and fostering a cohesive, high-performing culture despite geographic distribution.
Cross-Functional Partnership
This is a highly collaborative role with partners across multiple time zones. While the cross-functional partners make every effort to accommodate time zone differences, effective collaboration requires meetings outside standard local working hours. The schedule is managed flexibly to balance business needs and personal schedule.
Travel to other organizational locations is expected several times per year to participate in leadership offsites, planning sessions, and strengthening cross-functional relationships.
- Build strong relationships with Product, Design, Partner Engineering, and Business Development teams
- Effectively communicate technical concepts and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
- Navigate complex organizational dynamics and drive alignment across distributed teams