Thursday 7 August 2014

Senior Research Engineer - Machine Learning Algorithms | Netflix, Inc. | Los Gatos, CA


Senior Research Engineer - Machine Learning Algorithms | Netflix, Inc. | Los Gatos, CA


Engineering

Senior Research Engineer - Machine Learning Algorithms

Product Engineering

Los Gatos, CA

The Algorithms Engineering (AE) team drives the research, development and innovation for the algorithms in the Netflix product including Search, and Personalization. We are looking for a passionate and talented machine learning expert to join our team of researchers and developers. In this position, you will lead the way in experimenting and implementing the next generation of algorithms to improve the experience for our more than 50 million members in more than 40 countries. You will use all the information we gather to train machine learning algorithms. You will work on advanced problems such as personalized learning to rank, row ordering and selection, personalized search, or similarity models. For more details on the kind of problems we are working on, read this 2-part blog post by members of our team.

In this position, you will be expected to drive the requirements for and own experiments throughout their life cycle. You will need to exhibit strong leadership and communication skills, ability to set priorities, and execution focus in a dynamic distributed application development environment. To be successful in this role, you must have a strong machine learning/data mining background, be a quick learner, have proven software development skills, and work well in large cross-functional teams.

If you are ready to make a difference at a company that matters, if you want to work on algorithms and data in a company that strongly believes in both, we would love to talk to you.

MINIMUM JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- At least five years of research experience
- Strong background on machine learning and data mining with a broad understanding of unsupervised and supervised learning methods
- Strong algorithmic background
- Strong mathematical skills with knowledge of statistical methods
- Proven object-oriented software development skills and experience
- Experience with traditional data storage platforms and distributed systems such as Hadoop.
- Successful track record of delivering quality results in complex cross-functional projects
- Motivated by continuous learning and development
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, juggling multiple projects
- Great communication skills
- PhD in computer science, statistics or equivalent 

PREFERRED JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience in recommendation systems or search.
- Experience with Cloud Computing platforms and large web-scale distributed systems
 
 
 
 
 
 

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