Netflix seeks a Senior Machine Learning Scientist to join our Content & Conversation Modeling team. In this role, you will develop, optimize, and deploy scalable machine learning solutions that power critical content decisions. You’ll innovate on predictive models to inform content strategy and own the end-to-end model development lifecycle.
What You’ll Do
- Innovate on a suite of predictive models to help inform our content strategy.
- Be a thought partner with our content strategy teams as we evolve our approach to content valuation, scheduling, and performance.
- Partner closely with our analytics teams as they leverage our models on the ground both in the US and globally.
- Own the end-to-end ML model development lifecycle, from ideation and feature engineering to model training, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
- Inform and influence data and ML infrastructure development through partnership with data engineer, ML Ops, and ML Platform teams.
- Live Netflix values while bringing a new perspective to continue improving our culture.
What We’re Looking For
- Ability to navigate ambiguous problem spaces with a passion for translating them into practical technical solutions, including a track record of delivering business solutions leveraging Machine Learning.
- Exceptional communication skills, able to explain complex technical concepts clearly to cross-functional partners with differing technical backgrounds.
- Deep familiarity with the ML lifecycle and strong technical judgment when assessing different solutions for deploying models in production.
- A passion for scaling your ML solutions in collaboration with your team, building modularly, for resilience, and in ways where others can take on your code.
- Strong experience in Python and a machine learning or deep learning framework (e.g., scikit-learn, Keras, PyTorch, TensorFlow, MetaFlow, JAX).
- An advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Computer Science, Economics, Operations Research, Statistics, or a related technical field with a focus on machine learning and predictive modeling.
- 4+ years of relevant experience in one or more machine learning roles.
Nice to Have
- An appreciation of the creative and entertainment industry.
Technical Stack
- Python, scikit-learn, Keras, PyTorch, TensorFlow, MetaFlow, JAX
Team & Environment
You will be part of the Content & Conversation Modeling team.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation range: $150,000 - $750,000 + equity. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options.
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.
