Staff Data Engineer (L6) - Ads

Set technical direction and design coherence across the entire Ads Data Engineering org, connecting the dots between domains rather than optimizing just one.

Weigh in on and help resolve cross-domain design decisions, helping teams converge on approaches that scale across the org, not just within a single team.

Partner closely with the Ads DE director and DE managers as a senior technical voice, bridging technical strategy with broader business priorities.

Mentor and coach data engineers across the org, helping them grow technically and adopt AI and emerging tools and technologies.

Build strong partnerships with senior engineers on our data platform and D&I teams, contributing to and shaping horizontal and platform-wide efforts.

Help define what AI-native data engineering looks like for Ads DE as the function continues to evolve.

You will be the primary technical voice in partnerships with Ads Platform Engineering, Ads Data Science, and Product; Your impact will be at the Ads level, not at the sub-domain or pipeline-level.

Modern data stacks end-to-end: ingestion, processing, storage, and serving.

Ad-tech systems and data flows, ideally with direct exposure to domains like bidding, measurement, or attribution.

Large-scale distributed data systems such as Spark, Kafka, or columnar stores.

The latest in AI and agentic technologies as they apply to data engineering.

A graduate degree in Computer Science with a data focus is a plus, as is experience formally mentoring engineers on their technical growth.

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 .

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Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.