AI Research Scientist 4/5, Generative Models, Recommender Systems

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Remote
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$300,000–$537,000 / yr
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Full-time
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3 days ago
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Netflix is the world''s leading streaming entertainment service, offering a vast library of TV series, films, documentaries, and original content to subscribers in over 190 countries. Industry: Streaming Entertainment & Media

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TL;DR · AI Research Scientist 4/5, Generative Models, Recommender Systems

The AI Research Scientist 4/5 - Generative Models, Recommender Systems joins the Promotional Assets & Creative Technology AIMS team to design and develop innovative machine learning solutions. This role involves tracking advancements in LLM and generative model research to solve high-impact problems like summarization quality and building LLM-based evaluators. You will lead end-to-end development including research, model training, and evaluation, while optimizing generated content for member impact by treating content generation and audience targeting as coupled problems. Key requirements include expertise in Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, and LLM post-training approaches. You will also utilize recommendation systems, personalization, and vision models like diffusion models. The work focuses on improving how titles are promoted and discovered by members through advanced algorithmic strategies and technical integration.

What you'll do

  • Translate LLM and generative model research into concrete opportunities for the promotional assets problem space.
  • Apply state-of-the-art techniques to improve summarization quality and build LLM-based evaluators.
  • Lead end-to-end ML development including research, model training, and evaluation for content generation.
  • Optimize generated content for member impact by coupling content generation with recommendation systems thinking.
  • Partner with engineers to integrate machine learning models into business applications and platforms.
  • Translate complex technical concepts for technical and non-technical stakeholders to inform strategic decisions.
  • Identify high-impact opportunities and define execution roadmaps as a subject matter expert.

What we're looking for

  • Strong foundation in Machine Learning and Deep Learning, specifically in Natural Language Processing / Understanding and Generation.
  • Demonstrated habit of tracking LLM and generative model literature to identify relevant business opportunities.
  • Expertise in one or more LLM post-training approaches.
  • Experience with recommendation systems, personalization, or other member-facing optimization systems (preferred).
  • Research experience in summarization or generated-text evaluation, such as LLM-as-judge methods (preferred).
  • Background in vision models such as diffusion models (preferred).
  • Ability to translate complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to lead end-to-end ML development including research, model training, and evaluation.

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