Research Engineer, AI for Member Systems

Netflix

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Remote
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Remote
Salary
$600,000–$1,066,000 / yr
Posted
107 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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This role $833k
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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 28 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $440,000–$750,000 across 27 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Research Engineer, AI for Member Systems

Research Engineer 5/6 – AI for Member Systems joins the AI for Member Systems engineering group to enhance personalization systems and algorithms. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and scale production-ready machine learning solutions that power member experiences in real-time systems. Responsibilities include implementing algorithms to improve recommendations, optimizing model performance for a global audience, conducting offline experiments and A/B tests, and improving ML infrastructure. Candidates should possess expertise in machine learning frameworks and software development using Python along with Scala, Java, C++, or C#. Relevant technical domains include Recommendations, Personalization, Long-term Reward Modeling, Bandits, Transformers, Large-Scale Language Models, LLM evaluation, RLHF reward modeling/alignment, neural networks, natural language processing, and causal inference. The role focuses on solving the technical challenge of scaling personalization for a diverse global member base.

What you'll do

  • Develop and implement machine learning algorithms to improve personalization and member experiences.
  • Build scalable, production-ready ML solutions for large-scale, real-time systems.
  • Optimize the performance and scalability of models for a global user base.
  • Design and conduct offline experiments and A/B tests to validate algorithmic changes.
  • Improve internal machine learning infrastructure and tooling based on industry best practices.
  • Apply expertise in recommendation systems, transformers, or large language models to production environments.

What we're looking for

  • At least 5 years of experience applying machine learning in an industrial setting with a track record of delivering results.
  • A Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field.
  • Expertise in machine learning algorithms and frameworks for training, tuning, and deploying models in production environments.
  • Strong software design and development skills in Python along with Scala, Java, C++, or C#.
  • Experience in fields such as Recommendations, Personalization, Bandits, Transformers, LLMs, or RLHF reward modeling.
  • Preferred experience building personalization systems, search engines, or large-scale machine learning applications.
  • Preferred background in neural networks, natural language processing, or causal inference.
  • Strong interpersonal skills including effective written and verbal communication.

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