[Remote] Data Scientist 5, Experimentation Platform
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Netflix is a company dedicated to entertaining the world through innovative storytelling and technology. They are seeking a Data Scientist to expand their Experimentation Platform, responsible for enabling trustworthy experiments and driving innovation in data science tooling.ResponsibilitiesWork closely with data science and engineering stakeholders to act as a strategic thought partner and onboard new workflowsDesign, build, operate, and maintain mathematics and engineering implementations of methodologies employed by the experimentation platform, as well as facilitating data science partner contributionsMaintain existing inference related data and analysis pipelines, including compute clusters and API servicesDevelop new tooling to meet emerging experimentation-related business needsProactively work with the rest of the XP team (including other full-stack data scientists) to ensure that our platform continues to deliver trustworthy and useful analysis resultsSkillsAdvanced degree (PhD or Masters) in Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Applied Mathematics, or related quantitative field3+ years experience with statistics / inference, ideally in an experimentation context3+ years experience with data science languages, ideally including Python and SQL3+ years building and operating applications serving internal or external production trafficAbility to translate mathematical concepts into clean maintainable engineering codeCuriosity to learn new statistics, methods, optimization techniques, etcExcellent communication and collaboration skillsAble to bring clarity and life to ambiguous problemsBenefitsHealth PlansMental Health supportA 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matchStock Option ProgramDisability ProgramsHealth Savings and Flexible Spending AccountsFamily-forming benefitsLife and Serious Injury BenefitsPaid leave of absence programsFull-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time offFull-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time offCompany OverviewNetflix is an online streaming platform that enables users to watch TV shows and movies. It was founded in 1997, and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.netflix.com.Company H1B SponsorshipNetflix has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 65 in 2026, 310 in 2025, 309 in 2024, 191 in 2023, 261 in 2022, 268 in 2021, 225 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.