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Development Manager jobs at Netflix sit at the intersection of engineering leadership and product delivery, overseeing teams building the platform used by hundreds of millions globally. Netflix has a consistent track record of sponsoring international talent for this function across multiple visa categories, making it a realistic target for qualified candidates.
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At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what’s next.
The Title and Launch Management (TLM) team is responsible for building and innovating the technology foundations that enable the ingest, setup, launch, and global distribution of all types of entertainment on Netflix—including series, movies, games, ads, live events, trailers, and more. TLM acts as the bridge between the title creation lifecycle and the consumer experience, ensuring that launching titles on Netflix is efficient, flexible, accurate, and scalable. Our team's goal is to make launching titles as seamless as possible, supporting both operational and creative needs across the company.
The Catalog Integration team turns the outputs of many independent content workflows into a coherent catalog that other systems can use. Partner teams create the artwork, language assets, ratings, descriptions, trailers, and other information that surrounds a title; Catalog Integration provides the federated data API and transformation layer that bring those outputs together, connects them into the catalog graph, and transforms them into a consistent view.
We publish the real-time feeds that unblock every downstream, member-facing system — the moment our feeds go out, hundreds of services spring into action to serve that update to members. We invest in proprietary, cutting-edge tooling for data snapshots, recovery, graph-aware rollbacks, fast/override publication lanes, and realtime overrides, so that one bad entry never holds up the rest of the catalog. Our work enables Netflix's cutting edge business bets like Live, Games, and Sports while continuing to deliver the critical data that drives the streaming video content experience.
What you will do
You will lead a team of software engineers to deliver high-impact results. Your responsibilities in this role:
- Own the reliability and timeliness of the real-time catalog feeds and publication pipeline that unblock every downstream, member-facing system, including the fast lanes and override lanes that keep a bad entry from holding up the rest of the catalog
- Own Catalog Entity, our shared content modeling abstraction, evolving it to represent common structure and content-type-specific variation across films, episodic series, live shows, sports, and future content types without requiring a bespoke pipeline for each
- Own the data integrity of the catalog: validate collected data against the model and business logic, hold back or override bad changes, and detect and remediate systemic feed failures
- Partner with peer teams on setup-side object modeling and on the downstream member-facing contract
- Lead collaboration with engineers, program managers, product managers, and other stakeholders to drive vision, strategy, and adoption
- Foster a culture of accountability, ensuring timely and reliable delivery of the team's roadmap to support business needs
- Act as a trusted technical advisor, guiding thoughtful decision-making in ambiguous situations
- Communicate complex ideas clearly and influence decisions among diverse stakeholders
- Balance business goals with strong engineering practices, investing in foundational work and continuous improvements
- Hire, coach, and lead a team of engineers with deep data modeling and distributed systems expertise, inspiring exceptional results in stability, performance, and product experience
- Build an inclusive team culture where everyone feels empowered, accepted, and respected
What we are looking for
- 3 or more years building and managing high-performing, inclusive teams, attracting top talent, fostering accountability, and ensuring all voices inform decisions.
- Experience delivering and operating high-performance data pipelines with near-real-time latency, balanced with consistency and partition tolerance, behind production internet consumer-scale workloads
- Experience driving a culture of excellence, unlocking high-velocity business and product results while cultivating an ownership culture with best-in-breed systems reliability and operational readiness.
- Proven ability to define and communicate systems strategy to drive long-term product feature enablement.
- Skilled at prioritizing team efforts, aligning them with business objectives, and using data, input, and pilot investments to bring rigor to decision-making.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills to build cross-functional partnerships, influence strategic direction, and empower team members across global teams.
Nice to have
- Experience building generative AI solutions in ambiguous environments, with a proven ability to creatively experiment, develop innovative approaches, and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
- Experience leading engineering teams supporting large-scale data pipelines updating in the 10M+ updates/second regime
- Experience with in-memory data snapshot architectures, point-in-time consistency, or graph-aware rollback/recovery systems
- Experience leading the operation and optimization of CPU- and memory-intensive cloud services in the range of 1,000s to 10,000s of CPUs
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 $436,000.00 - $791,000.00.
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.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
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Netflix publishes its culture memo publicly. Development Manager candidates who mirror its language around ownership, context over control, and high-performance teams get further in screening than those with generic leadership resumes.
Target Netflix's LCA filings before applying
DOL's FLAG system publishes certified Labor Condition Applications by employer and job title. Searching for Netflix Development Manager LCAs tells you which office locations are actively hiring and which wage levels they're filing at.
Confirm your visa type fits Netflix's sponsorship scope
Netflix sponsors several nonimmigrant categories including H-1B, E-3, TN, and J-1. If you're on F-1 OPT, time your application so your OPT end date gives Netflix enough runway to file before USCIS's cap season deadlines.
Prepare a PERM-ready credentials package early
If you're targeting a Green Card through Netflix, the PERM process requires documented foreign degree equivalency. Get a credential evaluation from a NACES-recognized agency before your offer stage so you're not scrambling after signing.
Use Migrate Mate to filter open Development Manager roles by sponsorship type
Not all Netflix job postings specify which visa categories they'll support. Migrate Mate lets you filter Development Manager openings at Netflix by the visa types you actually hold, so you're applying to roles where sponsorship is already confirmed.
Negotiate offer timing around H-1B cap windows
H-1B cap filings open in March for an October 1 start. If Netflix extends you an offer in May, your earliest cap-subject H-1B start is the following October. Build this into your negotiation so both sides understand the realistic onboarding timeline.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Netflix sponsor H-1B visas for Development Managers?
Yes, Netflix sponsors H-1B visas for Development Manager roles. Because the H-1B is subject to the annual cap and lottery, your timing matters. If you're already in H-1B status with another employer, Netflix can file an H-1B transfer and you can start working immediately upon filing, without waiting for the lottery.
How do I apply for Development Manager jobs at Netflix?
Applications go through Netflix's careers site, but roles don't stay open long. The most effective approach is to browse current openings on Migrate Mate, which filters Netflix's Development Manager listings by the visa categories you're eligible for, so you're applying to roles where sponsorship aligns with your situation before the posting closes.
Which visa types does Netflix commonly use for Development Manager roles?
Netflix sponsors H-1B, E-3 visa (for Australian citizens), TN visa (for Canadian and Mexican nationals), F-1 OPT and CPT, J-1 visa, and EB-2 or EB-3 immigrant visas. The right category depends on your nationality and current status. Development Managers who qualify for the E-3 visa or TN visa often see faster timelines since neither involves a lottery.
What qualifications does Netflix expect for Development Manager roles?
Netflix Development Manager roles typically require a bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, plus hands-on experience managing software engineering teams. Netflix places strong weight on judgment, technical depth, and the ability to lead without heavy process. Prior experience at a large-scale streaming, media, or consumer technology company is a common pattern in hires.
How do I time my visa sponsorship process when targeting a Netflix Development Manager role?
If you're on F-1 OPT, start your application at least four to six months before your OPT expires to give Netflix time to complete their hiring process and file before any deadlines. For cap-subject H-1B cases, USCIS opens registration in March, so an offer received after April may not result in a start date until the following October 1.