I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Netflix in Oct 2017
Interview
After applying online, got a response back from a recruiter - took 2-3 times to get on initial call - first there was miscommunication on availability, then recruiter went on a two-week vacation, said we'll be in touch afterwards. I almost forgot about them, when I got a call back to talk about the opening. First step, went well - got to next step to talk to dev manager. Went well - got set up to talk to one of the engineers on the team. Got on a call - talked for about half hour - everything went well, was told to expect an email with a link to an exercise.
Never got anything back - not from the engineer nor from the recruiter. Emailed recruiter a few times, never heard back.
At least some kind of a response would be nice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe different JS challenges that you've come across.
I got a phone call from the recruiter. I have studied the Netflix cultures slides before. The recruiter asks me about what i have done and some questions about what i learnt from Netflix culture from the slides. That was all. Next day, i received an email saying i am not a good fit for the position! Without any contact with the team or any technical discussion.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Just about Netflix culture. And why i want to join Netflix
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Netflix (Los Gatos, CA)
Interview
Interviewed for a software engineer position with heavy focus on analytical and measurement background. All three interviewers focused on analytical and experimental design questions, no software engineering questions asked at all. Several days later I was turned down with a reason "you qualified in the analytical and data aspect, but we were looking for a product engineer."
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One PM asked about designing A/B testing, brainstorming how to get users back.
One Data Scientist asked SQL query questions, and probed some design considerations in creating A/B tests.
One engineer asked me to thoroughly design a staged launch plan including pre-launch A/B testings. He mentioned it's an open question and let me design it freely.