Software Engineer 5, Member Science Engineering

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

Member DSE’s mission is to use data to improve how subscribers experience our streaming and new business domains like gaming and live content. Within Member DSE, the Member Data Products team brings together engineers, designers, analysts, and scientists to connect core data systems with real business needs.

We are a “full stack” team, insofar as our combined capabilities allow us to deliver end-to-end solutions. Our main focus is building custom apps and/or improving user-facing capabilities of internal tools. These solutions help frontline DSE teams and Member stakeholders make better decisions and gain valuable insights. We also develop horizontal toolkits and analytical datasets to power such analyses, while pushing forward advancements in internal tools with targeted applications of GenAI.

What you will do…

In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of combining software engineering with GenAI tooling to deliver capabilities that automate and streamline science and experimentation for Member partners in DSE, Product, and Engineering.

We are looking for:

• Ability to solve problems that span multiple interconnected systems
• Highly proficient in Python; competent in SQL
• Background and/or education related to data science, research science, statistics, or causal inference; have an understanding of how organizations make metrics-driven optimizations/decisions
• Experience working on tooling and systems that support experimentation at scale
• Partner with data engineers to design datasets that support science and experimentation innovation
• Interest in experimenting with emerging GenAI technologies to develop internal tools
• Experience with large-scale data processing frameworks (eg Spark, Trino, Druid, etc)
• Ability to partner with multiple cross-functional teams as stakeholders/customers
• Great verbal and written communication skills

Preferred, but not required:

• Experience building workflows that include GenAI
• Experience working with unstructured and structured data, including storage and retrieval from graphs, lakes, etc.
• Familiarity with semantic data modeling and ontology design for complex entities, focusing on representing diverse relationships and enabling flexible data access and querying.

Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $170K - $720K.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including 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, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer 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. See more detail about our Benefits here.

Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversitybuilds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.