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Getting worse as Netflix grows

Senior Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Netflix for less than 1 year
September 19, 2017
Los Gatos, California
3.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros
  • Salary
  • Perks (transportation, lunch, swag, celebrations)
  • Business is great; customers are happy.
  • Internal tools are generally quite good.
Cons

Too much coordination required to get anything accomplished, or too much coupling between systems (in contrast to stated culture).

Poor engineering practices on most teams, and very difficult to get teams to move to newer technology.

As the company has grown, managers have taken a more active role, to the detriment of the code and architecture.

No leadership or seniority path for engineers, which also implies all engineers believe that they are special snowflakes. This makes it hard to push for big changes.

Engineering talent is decreasing over time.

Advice to Management

Keep the business growing, but realize that the tech organization needs a re-prioritization of effort.

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