Netflix · 1 month ago
Principal Machine Learning Architect (L7) - Content Promotion & Distribution
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$400K/yr - $960K/yrNetflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, and they are seeking a Principal Machine Learning Architect to shape the technical vision for content promotion and distribution. This role involves leveraging AI to build solutions that streamline workflows and enhance content distribution and promotion strategies.
Digital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentTVVideo Streaming
Responsibilities
Serve as a domain expert and thought leader, shaping the technical vision by identifying high-impact opportunities and bringing solutions to complex business problems across the content product ecosystem
Lead the design and development of the ML/AI architecture of Netflix’s Content Promotion & Distribution, spanning agentic solutions, multimodal media understanding, and generation
Partner with Netflix’s platform teams to define, prioritize, and champion high‑leverage capabilities by translating technical architecture needs into concrete platform and infrastructure requirements
Partner with engineering teams to design end-to-end ML data foundations for efficient, reliable multimodal data annotation, processing, and storage, and to design and implement algorithm and workflow observability and telemetry
Help define rigorous and scalable evaluation frameworks, leveraging offline/online evals, A/B testing, and human-in-the-loop reviews
Help de-risk new initiatives through hands-on discovery, prototyping, and scoping
Lead the design of horizontal foundational capability layers that scale across use cases, connecting dots across verticals and replacing siloed builds with shared paved paths
Qualification
Required
Proven track record of designing and productionizing advanced AI systems that integrate capabilities across vision, text, audio, and video modalities
MS or PhD in ML, Computer Science, or related fields
Significant experience in building, deploying, and evaluating robust agentic systems in production environments
Comfortable with ambiguity and minimal process, able to take ownership and independently lead projects
Skilled at establishing strong partnerships with a diverse range of cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and alignment
Ability to inspire, mentor, and guide team members and stakeholders without relying on formal authority
Passionate about staying at the forefront of AI advancements and contributing to the broader AI community
Netflix culture resonates with you
Company
Netflix
Netflix is an online streaming platform that enables users to watch TV shows and movies.
Founded in 1997
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$63.91BKey Investors
Wells FargoTCVGroupe Arnault
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $59B
2024-08-01Post Ipo Debt· $1.8B
2018-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $2.67M
Leadership Team
Gregory Peters
Co-CEO
Ted Sarandos
Co-CEO
Recent News
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