Engineering Manager, Ads Conversion API

Netflix Netflix · Big Tech · Los Gatos, CA +2 · Engineering

Engineering Manager for Netflix Ads, focusing on building foundational Conversion API features. This role involves leading teams in the end-to-end design and operation of Conversion APIs, handling server-to-server, pixel, and batch ingestion. It requires deep technical expertise in distributed systems, real-time streaming (Kafka, Flink), and understanding the programmatic advertising landscape, including how conversion signals power measurement and optimization. The role also emphasizes navigating global ads regulations and ensuring compliance with privacy laws.

What you'd actually do

  1. Spearhead the development of our foundational Conversion API features.
  2. Building zero-to-one Conversion API capabilities that are important to powering the future of Netflix Ads.
  3. Leading engineering teams in the end-to-end design and operation of Conversion APIs, specifically handling server-to-server, pixel, and batch ingestion methods.
  4. Managing distributed systems that create gold data sets through identity enrichment, attribution logic, and complex deduplication.
  5. Managing teams working with real-time streaming technologies such as Kafka and Flink to process high-velocity event data.

Skills

Required

  • Proven track record of leading engineering teams in the end-to-end design and operation of Conversion APIs, specifically handling server-to-server, pixel, and batch ingestion methods.
  • Deep technical expertise in managing distributed systems that create gold data sets through identity enrichment, attribution logic, and complex deduplication.
  • Hands-on experience managing teams working with real-time streaming technologies such as Kafka and Flink to process high-velocity event data.
  • Comprehensive understanding of the programmatic advertising landscape, including how conversion signals power measurement, retargeting, and outcome-based optimization.
  • Strong proficiency in navigating global ads regulations and ensuring all signal ingestion is compliant with regional privacy laws and consumer consent choices.
  • Ability to build strong relationships across diverse teams to align CAPI technical roadmaps with broader business goals and advertiser needs.
  • Demonstrated ability to grow engineering teams in emerging domains and guide them through the ambiguity of a rapidly evolving ad-tech product.

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with the implementation of Data Clean Rooms and multi-party computation for secure data sharing.
  • Experience navigating the unique identifiers and technical constraints inherent to the CTV and streaming advertising space.
  • Knowledge of integrating with sophisticated identity graphs that bridge fragmented advertiser signals.

What the JD emphasized

  • end-to-end design and operation of Conversion APIs
  • real-time streaming technologies
  • programmatic advertising landscape
  • global ads regulations
  • regional privacy laws
  • zero-to-one Conversion API capabilities