Staff Product Designer, Games Social

Job Description

About Netflix Games and Our Vision for Social Experiences

The Netflix Games Design team is searching for a highly ambitious, visionary, and experienced Staff Product Designer who will lead the design of our Games Social Experiences. This role is pivotal in shaping how members connect with each other through games on Netflix. You'll collaborate closely with product, engineering, and design colleagues, as well as game developers, to create shared gaming experiences that resonate deeply across web, TV, and mobile platforms.

The Netflix Games team is on a mission to deliver games to millions of members across mobile, web, and TV. As we expand our games platform, we're focused on building the largest, most engaged gaming community on the planet, united in the thrill of play. Shared experiences with friends and family are at the heart of this vision. This role will be essential in defining how social interactions, community features, and shared play experiences enhance player engagement and deepen connections between members.

This is a remote-friendly role (within the US, west coast preferred), with required onsite meetings in Los Gatos and Los Angeles for meaningful collaboration and team bonding.**Please include a portfolio and password with your application

What You Will Do
• Develop a strong, informed design point-of-view and unify the organization through a cohesive vision, demonstrating strategic thinking and creative excellence across multiple business domains.
• Identify, define, and drive large-scale social initiatives and product features from concept through launch.
• Shape product objectives by identifying business needs and aligning your team's work with company strategy, accounting for complexities and uncertainties within the gaming ecosystem.
• Collaborate with a small team of designers and cross-functional partners to explore, test, and evolve community gaming experiences on Netflix.
• Partner with internal and external game studios to design and implement scalable social platform features.
• Own the end-to-end design process-from blue sky exploration to UX specs and quality UI designs-balancing polish with speed to execution.
• Lead collaboration across disciplines (product, engineering, and design), ensuring seamless communication and facilitating impactful decision-making across cross-functional teams.

What We're Looking For
• Proven Experience: 8+ years as a Product Designer (or equivalent experience) with a strong portfolio showcasing consumer-facing social and platform design work.
• Cross-Platform Expertise: Experience designing for mobile, web, and TV platforms, with a deep understanding of how to create cohesive experiences across devices.
• Problem-Solving Skills: A track record of developing innovative solutions for complex design challenges, particularly in consumer-facing products.
• Deep Understanding of Social Mechanics: Expertise in gaming social mechanics, user expectations, behavior, and trends around building community and digitally connecting with others.
• Collaboration and Communication: Excellent communication skills with the ability to excite stakeholders and articulate a clear vision.

Even Better
• Familiarity with game development, player engagement strategies, and the gaming ecosystem is a plus.
• A deep understanding of how to design for both technical and non-technical audiences, particularly in the gaming or entertainment industries.
• Technical Skills: Figma experience and working with established design systems is a plus. Experience with A/B testing and using data to inform design decisions is also advantageous.

Why You'll Love Our Team
• Empowered to Innovate: You'll have the freedom and flexibility to craft your own design workflow while leveraging Netflix's world-class design system and tooling.
• Collaborative Culture: Work with a supportive, talented team on problems that matter, with the autonomy to explore new ideas and drive meaningful impact.
• Top-Tier Benefits: Enjoy top-of-market compensation, flexible time off, and remote work options, balanced with opportunities for in-person collaboration.
• Growth and Development: We offer meaningful financial support for further education and professional growth, in an inclusive environment where your work is valued.

Pay Transparency
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 $240,000 - $725,000

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 detail 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.

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

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-4k9qvz-18-97-14-88-42 in your application.