Approached by recruiter, then two phone screening with hiring manager and a team member. A technical assignment (6-8 hrs of work) and then an onsite interview.
The onsite consisted of 6 parts (3 technical, 1 culture fit, 1 team fit, team lunch)
Over all a positive experience, a detailed rejection was via a phone call which was very much appreciated.
Key takeaways for candidates:
- Realize that it's the the candidate responsibility to manage the interview time (~45 minutes could be very short, make sure you have time for your questions)
- Answer as deep as possible until interviewer wants to move to another question, otherwise you risk appearing shallow (concise answers is bad)
- Make sure to show your technical communication style (how to convince a team of an xyz technology, you'll be tested on that).
- Make sure to go through the technical assignment submission before the interview so you're able to discuss it deeply)
Feedback for Netflix:
The onsite interview was very long with no breaks, maybe adding some serious breaks ( > 10 minutes) to walk around campus helps candidates, especially when first arriving after a long morning commute from San Francisco, and after lunch.
