Research Scientist 5, Ads, Identity Matching

Netflix

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$466,000–$750,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
17 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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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 Scientist 5, Ads, Identity Matching

Research Scientist 5 - Ads, Identity Matching joins the Identity Science team to deepen the understanding of ad-tier members while improving advertiser performance and member experience. This role focuses on identity modeling for the ads audience, specifically involving probabilistic matching, differential privacy, and anonymization. You will autonomously identify research with significant business impact, diagnose model assumptions, and deliver well-documented datasets and tools to technical and business partners. You will apply machine learning techniques to solve problems at the intersection of product and data science, including feature engineering, lookalike algorithms, and optimization. Required skills include high proficiency in SQL and Python, experience with large-scale data, and deep knowledge of statistical modeling. The work addresses the technical challenge of scalable identity modeling while maintaining a high priority on privacy and data security.

What does a Research Scientist earn?

Median $216250 from 42 postings across 16 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Apply machine learning and modeling techniques to solve business problems at the intersection of product and data science.
  • Develop identity modeling, probabilistic matching, differential privacy, and anonymization solutions for the ads audience.
  • Identify and pursue independent research projects that deliver significant business impact and influence product direction.
  • Diagnose data and model assumptions to curate and test appropriate models for specific business objectives.
  • Identify, compute, and validate metrics to measure the success of machine learning models and business initiatives.
  • Deliver well-documented datasets, tools, and reports to technical and business partners.
  • Communicate complex findings and insights to both technical and non-technical audiences to drive adoption of ML solutions.

What we're looking for

  • Advanced degree (PhD or Master’s) in Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
  • 5+ years of experience and high proficiency in SQL and Python.
  • 5+ years of experience working with large scale data.
  • Deep knowledge of machine learning, statistical modeling, and data analysis techniques.
  • Experience prototyping and deploying models using large-scale production data.
  • Experience in privacy, differential privacy, anonymization, and identity-related concepts.
  • Strong business acumen and the ability to translate technical results into business impact.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional stakeholders.

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