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      Senior Software Engineer In Test Interview

      12 Feb 2016
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Los Gatos, CA

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      Senior Software Engineer In Test Interview

      23 Feb 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Netflix (Los Gatos, CA) in Dec 2015

      Interview

      I felt the interview process was very fair, and they are considerate of your time, in that they move pretty fast. There were a total of 9 people I spoke to, including the executives who really try their best to understand if you fit in their culture. The time during the tech rounds was used very effectively, and the person who interviewed me actually took pictures of my code to review later. That shows, that the interviewers really want to be thorough in the screening process. Unlike many other companies, Netflix does not waste too much in trying to understand what you did previously. They assess that from your resume, and the first telephone round with the hiring manager. So all of their tech interviews were 100% focused on finding if you have the skills to do the job you are interviewing for. Likewise, from what I understand, Netflix does not hire generalists. They only hire specialists. The hiring manager was always to the point, and answered all of the questions I had around the tech stack and their culture with a high degree of honesty. He also kept encouraging me to be honest with all of my interviewers. I felt a great vibe from him and his team, and was very motivated to join them. None of his team members looked stressed, on the contrary they all seemed very passionate about their job. I agree with some of the reviews here about how Netflix’s recruiters keep telling you that no one rejects Netflix based on their compensation. But this was never told to me in a haughty way. It was more in a matter of fact way or in a “we take pride” way, and after actually seeing their compensation, I feel they have every reason to take pride. The recruiters came across as very warm and kept me promptly informed with the outcome of every step in the interview process, without me having had to follow-up with them. In other words, the entire process was extremely efficient. Unfortunately I could not take their offer for a reason that had nothing to do with them, but I can easily see them as my future employer.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

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      I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Netflix in Jan 2016

      Interview

      Netflix team was very flexible in how fast the interview process can be. I was able to complete process in less than two weeks. Queue is pretty standard: HR call, phone screen, onsite which is two stages: technical and upper management, you will get to upper management only if you pass technical screen. Overall positive experience with interview, I was speaking with members of the team I was interviewed for.

      Interview questions [1]

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      Senior Software Engineer In Test Interview

      17 Dec 2015
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Los Gatos, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Netflix (Los Gatos, CA) in Dec 2015

      Interview

      I applied in October for the Senior Software Engineer in Test position. The recruiter contacted me within a week and I had a Collabedit phone interview with the hiring manager the following week. The interview went well and I was invited back the following week for an onsite in Los Gatos. That went pretty well, too, and I was invited back for a second round. While scheduling for this second onsite, I was informed that the position had been filled. About 3 weeks after, I was contacted by the recruiter again saying that the opportunity actually did not work out with that other candidate. I was able to pick up where I left off in my original process and went back for the 2nd interview. Within the week, I was presented with an “offer”, but the compensation terms were not disclosed. Since the hiring manager had second guessed my reason for why I wanted to work for Netflix, they told me to take my time to decide that this was the right opportunity for me and to come back to them when I have informed them of my choice as they continue interviewing other candidates. Not wanting to take any chances, I scheduled a call the following week with the intention of trying to address their concerns about why Netflix was the right opportunity for me. Mistakenly, I may have focused my reasoning more Netflix as a company and how it fits within my career rather than the immediate role and team that I had applied for. Two days later, I was told by the hiring manager (and recruiter) that their situation had changed since a couple of people on their team were leaving the team for various reasons (i.e. paternal/maternal leave, other opportunities). Because of this, they explained that they did not want to put that much pressure on me. I was then told that they would keep in contact with me and revisit my candidacy in a YEAR. This roller coaster of an interview process spanned the course of two and a half months.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to work at Netflix?
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