AI Research Scientist 4/5, Promotional Asset & Creative Technology

Netflix

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Work type
On-site
Location
Los Gatos, CA
Salary
$466,000–$750,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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About Netflix

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, Promotional Asset & Creative Technology

The AI Research Scientist 4/5 joins the Promotional Assets & Creative Technology AIMS team to design and develop innovative AI/ML solutions. This role involves leading the end-to-end process of AI/ML development, including research, model training, offline and online evaluation, and large-scale productization. You will partner with engineers and creative teams to integrate models into business applications, define research roadmaps, and communicate complex concepts to stakeholders. The position requires strong foundations in computer vision and multimodal learning, specifically training and deploying vision-language models and multimodal LLM systems. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Python and frameworks like PyTorch or Tensorflow. The work focuses on amplifying and scaling promotional media assets to enhance the content discovery experience for members across diverse media types.

What you'll do

  • Lead the end-to-end process of AI/ML development including research, model training, evaluation, and large-scale productization.
  • Design and develop innovative AI/ML solutions to enhance content discovery and promote diverse media types.
  • Integrate ML models into business applications and platforms in partnership with research scientists and engineers.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert to define research roadmaps and prioritize investments across engineering and product teams.
  • Communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders to influence strategic decisions.
  • Advance the state of the art in computer vision and multimodal learning to improve the member experience.
  • Engage with the internal and external ML community to learn, teach, and contribute to the Netflix brand.

What we're looking for

  • MS or PhD in ML, Computer Science, or related fields.
  • Strong AI/ML foundations with hands-on experience training, evaluating, and deploying vision-language models and multimodal LLM systems.
  • Demonstrated research impact in computer vision and multimodal learning evidenced by publications at top-tier conferences and journals.
  • Strong programming skills in Python.
  • Experience with common ML frameworks such as PyTorch or Tensorflow.
  • Proven track record of bringing clarity and leading ambitious roadmaps to solve complex problems.
  • Exceptional communication and collaboration skills.
  • Experience in building agentic workflows and systems for multimodal search and understanding (preferred).

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