Video Algorithms Intern, Summer 2025

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with 283 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.

Our global Netflix members have access to a rich collection of movies, TV shows, games, as well as live contents. Netflix is also a global studio - besides licensing content from third parties, we produce our own movies and TV shows. It is a big undertaking to run our production at scale and with high efficiency.

As a Video Algorithms Intern, you will be actively involved in the development of a new video quality assessment tool aimed at the studio production use case. Video encoding (compression) seeks to reduce the data size so that the files can be easily transferred between locations. On the other hand, video encoding may introduce undesirable artifacts. How to strike a good balance between compression and quality is key. A highly accurate video quality metric allows the tradeoff to be quantified and optimized. 

The internship project will involve developing a video quality metric by data collection, feature development, model training, subjective validation, and more. You should be familiar with the human visual system, subjective testing procedures, video encoding and formats, and machine learning. 

About You:

• Currently pursuing a Master’s or PhD in a technical field such as Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Statistics — with a graduation date between December 2025 -  Fall 2026.

• Enjoy working in complex, dynamic, and fast moving environments.

• Articulate communicator across written and verbal communication mediums.

• Strong software development skills and feel comfortable with software engineering best practices (e.g. version control, testing, code review, etc.).

• Successful track record in Video Algorithms and Coding research or adjacent fields (Computer Graphics, Video Processing, Computer Vision, Video Quality).

• Able to program fluently in Python.

Bonus Points:

• Experience with software performance optimization on constrained hardware.

• Involvement in open-source multimedia projects (ffmpeg, etc).

• Be able to program in C++/C.

Internships at Netflix:

At Netflix, we offer a personalized experience for interns, and our aim is to offer an experience that mimics what it is like to actually work here. We match qualified interns with projects and groups based on interests and skill sets, and fully embed interns within those groups for the summer. Netflix is a unique place to work and we live by our values, so it's worth learning more about our .

Internships are paid and are a minimum of 12 weeks, with a choice of a few fixed start dates in May or June 2025 to accommodate varying school calendars. Conditions permitting, our 2025 summer internships will be located in our Los Gatos, CA office, or in our Los Angeles, CA office, depending on the team.

At Netflix, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors to determine the Intern top of market. We rely on market indicators to determine compensation and consider your specific job, skills, and experience to get it right. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary and will also be dependent on your location.

The overall market range for Netflix Internships is typically $40/hour - $110/hour.

This market range is based on total compensation (vs. only base salary), which is in line with our compensation philosophy. Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more .

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We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds 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.