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Netflix · 2 hours ago

Data Scientist 5 - Availability

Netflix is a leading entertainment company focused on pushing the boundaries of storytelling and technology. They are seeking a Senior Data Scientist to improve the reliability and availability of their infrastructure systems through metrics and analyses, collaborating closely with various engineering teams.

Digital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentTVVideo Streaming
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Develop metrics to measure the availability, reliability and performance of Netflix’s infra stack
Partner with Data Engineering, Data Science and Analytics Engineers to productionize system level availability metrics and dashboards
Partner with Software Engineers, Performance Engineers, Technical Product Managers and other product teams to conduct root cause and causal inference analysis of availability issues and make recommendations for how to remediate
Connect with the larger analytics community at Netflix to bring more visibility to our work

Qualification

Metric developmentStatistical modelingCausal inferencePythonSQLApache AirflowProduct thinkingComfort with ambiguityCommunication skillsRelationship building

Required

Experienced in metric development and measurement in the domain of system reliability / availability for large, distributed systems, platforms, and/or infrastructure
Fluent in at least one analytics and scripting language like Python
Experienced in engineering data pipelines and ETL in languages like SQL and workflow orchestration tools like Apache Airflow
Passionate about using data to help guide strategic decision making
An exceptional communicator with both technical and non-technical audiences. Experienced at telling stories with data and communicating to stakeholders at all levels of the business
Experienced in building strong relationships with stakeholders and colleagues to tackle big, cross-functional problems
Comfortable with ambiguity, and thrive with minimal oversight and process
A strong product thinker with good product sense: you know how to get at what our partners need and how to develop solutions to satisfy those needs

Benefits

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
Life and Serious Injury Benefits
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

Company

Netflix is an online streaming platform that enables users to watch TV shows and movies.

H1B Sponsorship

Netflix has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (310)
2024 (309)
2023 (191)
2022 (261)
2021 (268)
2020 (225)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$72.11B
Key Investors
Wells FargoTCVGroupe Arnault
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $67.2B
2024-08-01Post Ipo Debt· $1.8B
2018-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $2.67M

Leadership Team

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Gregory Peters
Co-CEO
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Ted Sarandos
Co-CEO
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