Netflix Interview Questions

Review this list of 24 Netflix interview questions and answers verified by hiring managers and candidates.
  • "Some coworkers say to me that I'm a hard worker, but some say that I can be a little loud while I'm working, So then when I get that feedback I would say I'm sorry that you felt that way and I will promise I will work on it."

    Amparo L. - "Some coworkers say to me that I'm a hard worker, but some say that I can be a little loud while I'm working, So then when I get that feedback I would say I'm sorry that you felt that way and I will promise I will work on it."See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    Behavioral
  • Netflix logoAsked at Netflix 
    Video answer for 'How would you investigate the 10% of inactive Netflix users?'
    +1

    "Problem Statement: 10% of Netflix users are inactive. How would you investigate? Clarifying Question: Define inactive users? Assuming these are the users who have not logged Netflix for last week/last month etc Time span to measure inactive users? Assuming inactive users are inactive from last week. Investigation Questions: Has there been a change or error logged on the analytical tool we are measuring "Inactive users" metric? Does the metric show Netflix inactive"

    Satej M. - "Problem Statement: 10% of Netflix users are inactive. How would you investigate? Clarifying Question: Define inactive users? Assuming these are the users who have not logged Netflix for last week/last month etc Time span to measure inactive users? Assuming inactive users are inactive from last week. Investigation Questions: Has there been a change or error logged on the analytical tool we are measuring "Inactive users" metric? Does the metric show Netflix inactive"See full answer

    BizOps & Strategy
    Execution
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    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
  • Netflix logoAsked at Netflix 

    "Step - 1 Ask any clarifying questions you'd have Is there any particular reality show that we are talking about? (Assuming "The Great Indian Kapil Sharma Show" for this answer that there is no particular reality show that we are going with rather a general answer) Are we talking about any particular demographics? (Assuming we are going to launch this game globally and for any specific country or city). Step - 2 Apply a Product Design Framework (let's go with CIRCLES) C(Com"

    Pankhuri T. - "Step - 1 Ask any clarifying questions you'd have Is there any particular reality show that we are talking about? (Assuming "The Great Indian Kapil Sharma Show" for this answer that there is no particular reality show that we are going with rather a general answer) Are we talking about any particular demographics? (Assuming we are going to launch this game globally and for any specific country or city). Step - 2 Apply a Product Design Framework (let's go with CIRCLES) C(Com"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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    "Clarifying Questions Improve Netflix; Geography? India Vision - Becoming the best global entertainment distribution service Objective: Growth Engagement Retention I would focus on Growth because Highly growing adoption of internet increasing purchasing power in T2&T3 Indian consumers are constantly in need of finding new content to watch aligned with Netflix strategy of producing content for indian masses I believe Netflix has a really good immersive viewing/wathcing"

    Sandeep K. - "Clarifying Questions Improve Netflix; Geography? India Vision - Becoming the best global entertainment distribution service Objective: Growth Engagement Retention I would focus on Growth because Highly growing adoption of internet increasing purchasing power in T2&T3 Indian consumers are constantly in need of finding new content to watch aligned with Netflix strategy of producing content for indian masses I believe Netflix has a really good immersive viewing/wathcing"See full answer

    Product Design
    Program Sense
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  • Netflix logoAsked at Netflix 
    +14

    "function isValid(s) { const stack = []; for (let i=0; i < s.length; i++) { const char = s.charAt(i); if (['(', '{', '['].includes(char)) { stack.push(char); } else { const top = stack.pop(); if ((char === ')' && top !== '(') || (char === '}' && top !== '{') || (char === ']' && top !== '[')) { return false; } } } return stack.length === 0"

    Tiago R. - "function isValid(s) { const stack = []; for (let i=0; i < s.length; i++) { const char = s.charAt(i); if (['(', '{', '['].includes(char)) { stack.push(char); } else { const top = stack.pop(); if ((char === ')' && top !== '(') || (char === '}' && top !== '{') || (char === ']' && top !== '[')) { return false; } } } return stack.length === 0"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
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  • Netflix logoAsked at Netflix 
    Video answer for 'Design an accessible alternative to airport lounges.'
    Product Designer
    Product Design
  • Netflix logoAsked at Netflix 
    Video answer for 'Design a streaming service like Netflix.'

    "using a relational database isn't a good choice for this system! we need more availability here than consistency (CAP theorem)"

    Anonymous Capybara - "using a relational database isn't a good choice for this system! we need more availability here than consistency (CAP theorem)"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    System Design
    +1 more
  • Netflix logoAsked at Netflix 
    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +2 more
  • Netflix logoAsked at Netflix 
    Video answer for 'Given stock prices for the next n days, how can you maximize your profit by buying or selling one share per day?'
    +9

    "from typing import List def maxprofitgreedy(stock_prices: List[int]) -> int: l=0 # buying r=1 # selling max_profit=0 while rstock_prices[l]: profit=stockprices[r]-stockprices[l] maxprofit=max(maxprofit,profit) else: l=r r+=1 return max_profit debug your code below print(maxprofitgreedy([7, 1, 5, 3, 6, 4])) `"

    Prajwal M. - "from typing import List def maxprofitgreedy(stock_prices: List[int]) -> int: l=0 # buying r=1 # selling max_profit=0 while rstock_prices[l]: profit=stockprices[r]-stockprices[l] maxprofit=max(maxprofit,profit) else: l=r r+=1 return max_profit debug your code below print(maxprofitgreedy([7, 1, 5, 3, 6, 4])) `"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +4 more
  • "% of content watched by clicking on recommended content Content watched by clicking on recommended content : Content watched through search"

    Medha A. - "% of content watched by clicking on recommended content Content watched by clicking on recommended content : Content watched through search"See full answer

    Product Manager
  • Netflix logoAsked at Netflix 
    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
  • +3

    "The obvious thing would be explain to them the reason for saying no. But that will not help you in building strong relationships with your stakeholder. First step would be to listen - understand the reason behind their request. Their opinion should be heard. Once you have done that, only then steer the conversation in the direction of logical reasoning for your stance. Also, you could talk to them about some of the competing priorities which would be more impactful, so that they unders"

    Nishant S. - "The obvious thing would be explain to them the reason for saying no. But that will not help you in building strong relationships with your stakeholder. First step would be to listen - understand the reason behind their request. Their opinion should be heard. Once you have done that, only then steer the conversation in the direction of logical reasoning for your stance. Also, you could talk to them about some of the competing priorities which would be more impactful, so that they unders"See full answer

    Behavioral
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    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Netflix logoAsked at Netflix 

    "This is a Strategy Question, which asks you to justify high-level business decisions and strategy. This could be confused with an expansion problem, but it's only asking for the risks. You should be thorough with the risks and identify as many as possible. Let's go over one possible solution: > Expanding to China could be a huge opportunity for Netflix, but it's definitely risky. I'd love to go over a few risks that we should consider. To me, the biggest risks are:Censorship > Chinese compet"

    Exponent - "This is a Strategy Question, which asks you to justify high-level business decisions and strategy. This could be confused with an expansion problem, but it's only asking for the risks. You should be thorough with the risks and identify as many as possible. Let's go over one possible solution: > Expanding to China could be a huge opportunity for Netflix, but it's definitely risky. I'd love to go over a few risks that we should consider. To me, the biggest risks are:Censorship > Chinese compet"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
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    Machine Learning Engineer
    Machine Learning
  • Machine Learning Engineer
    Concept
  • Netflix logoAsked at Netflix 

    "I would have been destroyed on this."

    Alex C. - "I would have been destroyed on this."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Data Analysis
    +1 more
  • "Questioning ones own self in the 1st, 2nd person."

    Kaleb A. - "Questioning ones own self in the 1st, 2nd person."See full answer

    Behavioral
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