Data Scientist (L5) - Mobile & Search

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time. The Member Experience Data Science and Engineering team is at the forefront of driving innovations in Netflix ’s core product experience within our streaming and new business domains through data. The team collaborates extensively with Product and Engineering teams to identify, incubate and enable product innovations leveraging robust measurement techniques (analytics, experimentation, modeling) and scalable tooling. As a Data Scientist focused on the Mobile & Search domain, you’ll be shaping the direction of Netflix ’s core product on Mobile, and influencing the member experience for how millions of members discover content on our service. By partnering with the cross-functional team, you will be driving product innovation while ensuring a coherent overall product experience for our members. In this role, you will: Drive product innovation through robust measurement across experimentation, modeling, and analytics with an overall product vision in mind Apply a member-centric lens to identify pain points and uncover how different member cohorts engage with product interventions Shape early investments in leveraging emerging technologies (e.g., GenAI) to improve the member discovery experience Establish strong partnerships with stakeholders to shape the vision of the space, whether that is by helping determine a product strategy or define new metrics Develop experimentation and measurement frameworks to increase the velocity of investments and aid complex decision-making Produce trustworthy and high-quality outputs that influence the decisions and direction of member experience To be successful in this role, you have: Exceptional communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences, able to influence your partners using clear insights and recommendations Exceptional thought partnership, able to own direct relationships with stakeholders and build credibility through clarity and judgment Strong statistical skills and intuition, ideally utilized in experimentation or other product analytics settings, for solving problems in consumer-facing product areas Relevant experience with algorithms as a product (e.g. recommendation systems, ranking algorithms) Expertise in SQL and statistical programming Good judgment to balance between addressing stakeholder or test-specific needs and investing in scalable solutions to serve general use cases Ability to work independently and drive your own projects Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $170 - $720K. Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more detail about our Benefits here . Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here . Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner. We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversitybuilds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service. Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled. Originally posted on Himalayas