Netflix · 2 months ago
Data Scientist (L5) - Content Understanding
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$150K/yr - $750K/yr
4+ years expNetflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships. They are looking for a talented data scientist to join the Merchandising & Content Understanding team to develop content understanding signals and improve the discovery experience on their service.
Digital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentTVVideo Streaming
Responsibilities
Act as strategic partner for stakeholders and cross-functional collaborators to identify business opportunities and enhance business strategies with novel data science methods in the live event space
Define and execute on roadmaps for measuring the impact of content merchandising and improving member experience with Causal Inference and Machine Learning
Partner closely with other business leaders, product managers, and other data scientists to refine and scale Causal Inference model based systems
Present your research and insights to all levels of the company
Become a regional expert on Merchandising and Content Understanding Data Science and Engineering, helping educate and connect with regional offices
Qualification
Required
Proven track record of researching and leading Experimentation and Causal Inference methods in ambiguous and complex business areas with a focus on technical rigor and robustness
High proficiency in standard tech stack (e.g. Python, SQL), Experimentation (HTEs, multiple hypotheses correction), and common Causal Inference frameworks (e.g., propensity score matching, double machine learning)
4+ years of relevant experience with Experimentation and Causal Inference applications
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills coupled with strong business acumen
Comfortable with ambiguity; able to take ownership, and thrive with minimal oversight and process
Netflix culture resonates with you
Company
Netflix
Netflix is an online streaming platform that enables users to watch TV shows and movies.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$63.91BKey Investors
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2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $59B
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2018-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $2.67M
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