Director, Cloud Gaming Infrastructure

Netflix

. Own the strategy, architecture, and roadmap for cloud gaming infrastructure spanning the Game OS, cloud gaming software stack, telemetry, control plane, and transport .

Posted 10/1/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesLead💰 $695,000 - $1,760,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading large-scale distributed systems engineering teams, with a focus on cloud infrastructure, real-time media delivery, and game development. Capable of translating business goals into infrastructure priorities while fostering cross-functional partnerships and managing technical teams effectively.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Cloud Infrastructure At ScaleReal-Time/Low-Latency Media DeliveryLarge-Scale Distributed Systems EngineeringCross-Functional PartnershipInfrastructure Economics

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Hard Skills

Cloud InfrastructureDistributed Systems EngineeringGame DevelopmentControl PlanesCapacity PlanningCost OptimizationAI ToolingData Center ManagementTechnical JudgmentInfrastructure Health Reporting

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationInfluencing Without AuthorityTeam DevelopmentCross-Functional CollaborationLeadership

Tools & Technologies

CDNEdge InfrastructureGaming PlatformsMedia-Streaming Platforms

Industry Keywords

Cloud GamingGame StreamingInteractive Real-Time MediaInfrastructure StrategyEmerging Domains

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the strategy, architecture, and roadmap for cloud gaming infrastructure spanning the Game OS, cloud gaming software stack, telemetry, control plane, and transport
Lead and grow the engineering organization responsible for building and operating the infrastructure, including hiring technical leadership and IC roles
Partner with hardware, OS, encoding, capacity planning, and SRE/Ops functions to deliver an end-to-end reliable platform
Drive technical and economic innovation to make cloud gaming viable at scale
Serve as the primary technical bridge between Infrastructure, Games Platform, and Games Studio
Represent infrastructure capabilities and constraints in product and studio planning conversations
Collaborate with peer leaders across Infrastructure and Games Platform teams to ensure coherent, integrated systems
Set technical direction and quality standards in a domain without an established industry playbook
Make technical judgment calls in the absence of proven patterns
Report infrastructure health, cost, and scaling risk to senior leadership
Translate business goals, including member growth, engagement, and unit economics, into infrastructure priorities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven track record leading large-scale distributed systems engineering teams, ideally spanning software, hardware, and network/transport layers
Deep technical expertise in one or more of: cloud infrastructure at scale, real-time/low-latency media delivery, game development, control planes
Experience owning infrastructure with significant capital investment, including hardware fleets and data center capacity, and accountability for its economics
Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguous, emerging domains without established best practices and make sound technical bets under uncertainty
Strong track record of cross-functional partnership with Product, Data Science, and adjacent Engineering organizations
Experience influencing without direct authority across dotted-line and peer relationships
Experience managing and developing engineering managers and senior ICs
Judgment to grow a team while augmenting individual skills with AI tooling
Excellent communication skills for explaining complex infrastructure tradeoffs to technical peers and senior/executive stakeholders
Prior experience in console gaming, cloud gaming, game streaming, or interactive real-time media is preferred
Background at a company that has built a large-scale gaming or media-streaming platform is preferred
Experience standing up or significantly scaling a new platform or product line is preferred
Familiarity with CDN or edge infrastructure economics, capacity planning, and fleet-level cost optimization is preferred
Experience tying infrastructure investment decisions to broader strategic growth bets is preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health Plans
Mental Health support
401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match
Stock Option Program
Disability Programs
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
Family-forming benefits
Life and Serious Injury Benefits
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