[Remote] Research Scientist (L5) - Content Understanding

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with a focus on content management and distribution. They are seeking a Research Scientist to deepen content metadata and enhance the discovery experience through machine learning and artificial intelligence solutions. Responsibilities • Collaborate closely with stakeholders in Product Discovery & Promotion to learn deeply about content metadata and merchandising and identify potentially impactful problems to solve via scalable machine learning and artificial intelligence solutions • Develop innovative systems and models that empower decision-making for stakeholders and product features that can deliver member joy by leveraging a wide variety of metadata and production media generated by and collected from our productions throughout their end-to-end lifecycle • Collaborate with team members and cross-functional partners to operationalize your models so that they can be integrated seamlessly into operational workflows • Serve as a key thought partner for stakeholders, cross-functional partners, and our diverse set of team members regarding machine learning algorithms and system architectures Skills • Ph.D. or MS degree in a quantitative or computational field • 4+ years of full-time work experience in one or more relevant machine-learning roles • Practical experience in supervised, unsupervised, and deep machine learning methods • Practical experience applying machine learning and Gen AI solutions to video, audio, and/or textual data sources, and developing quality evaluations via mechanisms such as LLM-as-a-judge or LLM juries • Practical experience operationalizing or productionizing machine learning and/or artificial intelligence solutions • Comfortable and effective in ambiguous problem spaces; ability to own and drive projects with minimal oversight and process • Exceptional written and oral communication with technical and non-technical audiences Company Overview • Netflix 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 Company H1B Sponsorship • Netflix has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 230 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. Apply tot his job