Engineering Manager - Testing Tools & Infrastructure
Description For Engineering Manager - Testing Tools & Infrastructure
Netflix, the world's leading entertainment service with 283 million paid memberships across 190+ countries, is seeking an Engineering Manager for their Testing Tools & Infrastructure team in Warsaw, Poland. This crucial role within the Productivity Engineering organization focuses on making pre-production testing faster and more reliable through centralized platforms for distributed test execution, network tracing, and data generation tools.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced Engineering Manager with a proven track record of building and leading high-performing teams. They should be passionate about developer productivity and derive satisfaction from empowering thousands of Netflix engineers worldwide. The role requires deep understanding of distributed systems, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to drive consensus across multiple engineering teams.
Key responsibilities include strategic planning for testing initiatives, stakeholder management, and technical leadership. The successful candidate will leverage their software engineering background to make informed decisions and their leadership experience to empower team members. They will work in a hybrid model from Warsaw, contributing to Netflix's global engineering excellence.
Benefits include high-impact work affecting every engineer at Netflix, collaboration with exceptional colleagues, challenging technical projects, and regular growth opportunities through meaningful feedback. Netflix maintains a strong commitment to inclusion and diversity, fostering an environment where all team members can thrive.
Responsibilities For Engineering Manager - Testing Tools & Infrastructure
- Deeply understand Netflix's long-term plans around testing at strategic and tactical levels
- Clearly and concisely communicate with internal and external partners
- Drive consensus across multiple distributed engineering and product teams
- Approach problems with a product and customer-first mindset
- Leverage background in software engineering to articulate technical tradeoffs
- Delegate technical tasks and empower team
- Act as an informed leader and creative problem solver
Requirements For Engineering Manager - Testing Tools & Infrastructure
- Extensive experience in building and managing high-performing teams
- Strong understanding of distributed systems and architecture
- Deep empathy and connection for other engineering teams and their business goals
- Proven experience building and leading exceptional software engineering teams
- Ability to balance competing priorities across multiple cross-functional stakeholders
- Passion and curiosity to learn and contribute towards software reliability strategy
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Benefits For Engineering Manager - Testing Tools & Infrastructure
- High Impact work touching every engineer at the company
- Collaboration with stunning colleagues
- Opportunity to work on complex technical projects
- Regular meaningful feedback for growth
- Inclusive work environment
- Equal opportunity employer
