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Updated Feb 28, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Engineering at Netflix
Posted Feb 28, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Los Gatos, CA (took 3 days)
At least for professional positions at the headquarters office, the recruitment process is fair, friendly, and efficient. To protect confidentiality I will not reveal any specific questions asked, but they ranged the gamut from infrastructure architecture and design to simple programming "quizzes".
I submitted an application online and was quickly contacted by a recruiter who did an initial phone screen and then scheduled an hour long video conference with an engineer. Following that, a second video conference was scheduled with the hiring manager.
Netflix then arranged a flight out to California for on site interviews, and handled the travel arrangements very well (booking my preferred airline and flight times and arranging a very nice hotel near the office). The on site interviews were of average difficulty and typical of engineering positions at large companies. It is clear that Netflix takes their culture very seriously -- review the slide decks. Make sure to ask plenty of questions regarding their policies to ensure you are comfortable with things before proceeding. Ultimately Netflix decided I was not the right fit, and having been through the process I tend to agree.
I wish they had done a better job identifying a mismatch in backgrounds before the on-site interview, but came away from the process impressed at their efficiency and professionalism. Read the glassdoor reviews and culture deck before proceeding, but the interview process was great.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Engineer at Netflix
Posted Oct 2, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 (took 3 days)
Got contacted by recruiter initially. They saw my LinkedIn profile.
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Reason for Declining
Relocation
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Engineering at Netflix
Posted Jul 25, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 (took 2+ weeks)
I had a phone screen and an onsite interview.
The onsite interview was with five engineers and 1 HR representative. The interview was not too technical. But I was rusty. It was my first interview in a while. Expect questions on the basics of software development - coding, algorithms, data structures etc. The interviewers were polite, professional and cordial.
Do read the Netflix culture powerpoint slides which are on the internet.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Engineer at Netflix
Posted Aug 10, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2010 in Los Gatos, CA (took 1 week)
Nice people, seemed very competent at what they do.
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Reason for Declining
Another offer
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Engineering at Netflix
Posted Jan 20, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in Los Gatos, CA (took 3 days)
Initial interview went well, they were overall happy with my skill set, but they were looking for someone with experience in a particular technology I wasn't proficient in.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Engineering at Netflix
Posted Jan 10, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2009 (took 1+ week)
asked questions not pertaining to job
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Engineering at Netflix
Posted Aug 25, 2009
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2009 (took 3 weeks)
The process was very involved. I was interviewed by several people and then needed to meet with the management team. The process was laid out and I was in constant contact with the recruiter.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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