Research Scientist 6 - Ad Marketplace
Core
Design and implement machine learning and optimization algorithms to build a healthy, competitive, and innovative ad marketplace that balances Netflix revenue, member experience, and advertiser outcomes.
Role type
Senior IC research scientist (ad marketplace optimization)
Builds
Ad auction design, dynamic pricing, member ad experience, and inventory/yield optimization systems
Domain
Streaming media advertising and data science
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Machine learning, optimization, auction design, dynamic pricing, data analysis, Python, Scala, Java, large-scale data prototyping, deploying algorithms
Preferred skills
Ad optimization stack experience (targeting, ranking, bidding), strong business acumen, technical leadership
Technologies
Python, Scala, Java
Responsibilities
Design and implement ML/optimization algorithms for ad quality and performance; Build, train, and evaluate models on large-scale production data; Develop online and offline evaluation frameworks; Partner with product teams to define optimization objectives and trade-offs; Provide technical guidance and direction to the team
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
