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Software Engineer 5 - Machine Learning Platform (Model Development and Management)

Netflix
Los Gatos, CA Full-time 2/5/2026 $466k - $750k per year
Undergraduate with 5+ Years of ExperienceMaster's with 2+ Years of Experience
Approval 98.4%Total filings 128New hires 57
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FY 2025

Job Description

Netflix is seeking an ambitious Software Engineer to join the Model Development and Management team, focusing on building a self-serve user interface layer for machine learning models. The role involves collaborating with applied researchers and data scientists to enhance model development for personalization use cases while contributing to open-source projects.

Requirements

  • Experience developing platform solutions tailored for ML Researchers, ML Engineers, and Data Scientists, emphasizing a user-first approach.
  • Excellent software design and development skills in Python along with one of Scala, Java, C++.
  • Experience working with state-of-the-art ML model development in domains such as recommendation model development, content understanding, or content generation.
  • Broad understanding of core machine learning concepts and their application in large-scale, real-world machine-learning systems.
  • 5+ years of full-time software engineering or machine learning experience with a bachelor's and master's degree; or PhD degree.

Responsibilities

  • Gather requirements, design, and implement products that help accelerate model development for personalization use cases.
  • Engage with the ML community to source feedback, identify pain points, and opportunities to evolve Metaflow and the Machine Learning Platform.
  • Partner with the OSS Metaflow development community to ensure a mutually beneficial roadmap and relationship.

Benefits

  • Employees at Netflix are often offered flexible, people-first benefits—unlimited time away, generous parental leave, global family-forming support, mental-health programs (mindfulness, free counseling/coaching), and health coverage tailored by country. Financially, Netflix pays at personal top-of-market and lets employees choose their mix of cash vs. fully-vested 10-year stock options, alongside donation and volunteer matching. Convenience perks can include trust-based travel/expense policies, relocation support, and “Work, Not Drive” rideshare flexibility.

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