Research Engineer 5/6, AI for Member Systems

Netflix

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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 · Research Engineer 5/6, AI for Member Systems

Research Engineer 5/6 – AI for Member Systems will join the AI for Member Systems Engineering group to develop and scale machine learning solutions that power the Netflix experience. The role involves collaborating with researchers, data scientists, and product managers to design, train, and deploy production-ready algorithms for personalization and recommendations. Key responsibilities include optimizing model performance for real-time systems, conducting offline experiments and A/B tests, and improving ML infrastructure. Candidates must possess expertise in machine learning frameworks and software development using Python along with Scala, Java, C++, or C#. The work focuses on applied fields such as Recommendations, Personalization, Long-term Reward Modeling, Bandits, Transformers, Large-Scale Language Models, LLM evaluation, and RLHF reward modeling/alignment to solve complex problems regarding diverse member behaviors and tastes.

What you'll do

  • Develop and implement machine learning algorithms to improve personalization and member experiences.
  • Create scalable, production-ready ML solutions for large-scale, real-time systems.
  • Optimize the performance and scalability of machine learning models for a global member base.
  • Design and conduct offline experiments and A/B tests to validate algorithmic changes.
  • Improve ML infrastructure and tooling to maintain industry-leading practices.
  • Train, tune, and deploy models in production environments using Python and other relevant languages.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience applying machine learning in an industrial setting.
  • PhD or Masters in Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field.
  • Expertise in machine learning algorithms and frameworks for training, tuning, and production deployment.
  • Excellent software design and development skills in Python along with Scala, Java, C++, or C#.
  • Experience in Recommendations, Personalization, Long-term Reward Modeling, Bandits, Transformers, LLMs, or RLHF.
  • Great interpersonal skills including strong written and verbal communication.
  • Experience building or enhancing personalization systems, search engines, or similar large-scale ML applications (preferred).
  • Background in neural networks, natural language processing, or causal inference (preferred).

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