Tech Lead Manager, GenAI Sandbox & Tooling (AI Foundations)

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 Opportunity Fast-paced innovation in large language models (LLMs) and generative AI is reshaping personalization and discovery at Netflix.

We are building an in-house “Member LLM†, customized on Netflix data, and believe it will unlock a new class of personalized, interactive member experiences. While other teams within AI Foundations focus on model training, model evaluation, and data curation, the newly created GenAI Sandbox and Tooling team exists to accelerate learning and adoption through rapid experimentation and agentic system development.

This team builds sandboxes, agentic systems, and high-fidelity internal demos—backed by lightweight infrastructure (sandboxed APIs, UIs, and integration patterns) that expose Member LLM internally for hands-on exploration—without the overhead of full productionization.

We are looking for a senior hands-on engineering leader to build and scale this team.

This is a high-velocity, hands-on role at the intersection of systems engineering, GenAI application patterns, and foundation models, designed to bridge model development and downstream productization.

This role can be scoped as either an L6 IC Team Lead or an Engineering Manager, depending on background.

In both cases, success looks like standing up a small, highly effective team that can rapidly build sandboxes, agentic systems, and internal demos—while partnering closely with foundation model teams, platform teams, and cross-functional product pods.

Questions Your Team Will Help Answer The GenAI Sandbox and Tooling team provides the environment for the organization to "touch and feel" our latest AI capabilities.

Strategic questions include:

Minimum Qualifications • Technical Leadership: Proven track record of leading technical teams or complex projects, ideally in a "player-coach" or lead capacity.

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 $523,000.00 - $920,000.00.

This compensation range will vary based on location.

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.

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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.

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