Netflix is a strong, well-run company.
Netflix pays well.
Netflix is in a high-value service industry, not affected by the rapid commoditization of tech. Netflix's business is immune to low-quality, low-cost offshore knock-offs.
Netflix hires seasoned developers and pays for the experience, unlike certain other companies (that might be in the search business) that only hire cheap junior engineers.
Netflix understands that employees have a life, unlike certain other companies (that might be in the search business).
The "average performance gets you a generous severance package" policy is a little ambiguous, and tends to leave one a bit paranoid (this can be a good thing).
Reluctance to hire promising junior engineers.
None, they are among the best in the world. Far be it for me to presume to be able to advise them :-)
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Summary: Netflix seems to be an awesome place to work. Everyone I talked to seemed like a top performer and also appeared to make every effort to keep their culture in line with what they have published publicly. I am one of those individuals who cal
Around five or more different interviews were conducted, several focused on culture. One interview covered problem-solving, algorithms, and coding, another focused on distributed systems design, and two were with HR. I found the interview process to
Approached by a recruiter, then two phone screenings with the hiring manager and a team member. A technical assignment (6-8 hours of work) followed by an onsite interview. The onsite consisted of 6 parts: 3 technical, 1 culture fit, 1 team fit, and
Summary: Netflix seems to be an awesome place to work. Everyone I talked to seemed like a top performer and also appeared to make every effort to keep their culture in line with what they have published publicly. I am one of those individuals who cal
Around five or more different interviews were conducted, several focused on culture. One interview covered problem-solving, algorithms, and coding, another focused on distributed systems design, and two were with HR. I found the interview process to