The role is for a seasoned applied Research Scientist at Netflix, focusing on designing and developing innovative AI/ML solutions to enhance content discovery. The Promotional Assets & Creative Technology DSE team aims to effectively promote titles and improve the user experience. This position involves collaboration with creative design teams and requires a strong foundation in AI/ML, particularly in vision-language models and multimodal systems. The successful candidate will lead the end-to-end process of AI/ML development and drive execution with various teams.

• Strong AI/ML foundations with hands-on experience training, evaluating, and deploying vision-language models and multimodal LLM systems.
• Demonstrated research impact in computer vision and multimodal learning, evidenced by publications at top-tier conferences and journals.
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with common ML frameworks such as PyTorch or Tensorflow.
• MS or PhD in ML, Computer Science or related fields.
• Proven track record of bringing clarity and leading ambitious roadmaps to solve complex problems.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills.

• Lead the end-to-end process of AI/ML development and deployment spanning research, model training, offline and online evaluation, and large-scale productization.
• Partner closely with other research scientists and engineers to effectively integrate models into business applications and platforms.
• Serve as a cross-functional subject matter expert to surface high-impact opportunities, define roadmaps, and prioritize research investments.
• Communicate complex concepts with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to influence strategic decisions.
• Advance the state of the art and deliver innovations that enhance content discovery experience of our members.
• Engage with the ML community, internal and external, to learn, teach, and contribute to building a great Netflix brand.

• 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.