Data Scientist 5, Experimentation Platform

Netflix

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Remote, USA · Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · Los Gatos, CA Posted 9 days ago $372,000–$600,000 / year

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TL;DR

Join the full-stack data science team at Netflix's Experimentation Platform, a critical hub that democratizes trustworthy experiments across the company. As part of this dynamic group, you will collaborate closely with data science and engineering stakeholders to onboard new workflows and design robust methodologies for experimentation. Your daily tasks include maintaining existing inference pipelines and developing new tooling to meet evolving business needs. You will also ensure the platform delivers reliable analysis results by working proactively with other full-stack data scientists. Ideal candidates hold advanced degrees in quantitative fields and have extensive experience with statistics, Python, SQL, and building production applications. A strong background in translating mathematical concepts into clean code is essential, along with a passion for learning new methods and optimization techniques to drive innovation in data science tooling at one of the world’s largest streaming platforms.

Skills

Python SQL Kubernetes Docker CI/CD AWS PostgreSQL Apache Spark Jupyter Notebook Git Scikit-learn Pandas NumPy Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Design and build new methodologies for the Experimentation Platform to support data science initiatives.
Maintain existing inference-related data pipelines and API services for accurate analysis results.
Develop innovative tooling solutions to address emerging business needs in experimentation.
Collaborate with engineering stakeholders to onboard new workflows onto the Experimentation Platform.
Ensure the platform delivers trustworthy and useful analysis results through proactive team coordination.

What we're looking for

Advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Applied Mathematics, or related field.
3+ years of experience with statistics and inference, preferably in experimentation contexts.
Proficient in Python and SQL for data science applications.
Experience building and operating production-level applications.
Ability to translate mathematical concepts into maintainable code.
Curiosity and aptitude for learning new statistical methods and optimization techniques.
Strong problem-solving skills to clarify ambiguous issues.

Market check

Salary context

This $372,000–$600,000 range sits above 100% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$99,000–$209,300

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$126,800–$179,837

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

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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

Netflix currently has 91 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $388,000–$610,000 across 87 roles with salary data.

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