Netflix·Data Scientist

Netflix Data Scientist interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

Posted Jan 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After what I thought would be a standard technical interview setup, I got a technical screen with an interviewer who was aggressive enough that it bordered on anger.

The interaction felt uncomfortable from the start, including moments where he challenged my answers and then, at one point, yelled directly into the phone that I wasn’t doing what he asked.

I tried to regain control by asking him to be clearer, and when he paused and didn’t respond, it felt even more destabilizing. I remember actually considering stopping the interview and requesting someone else, because the emotional tone made it hard to think. I was aiming to be collaborative, but it turned into something unprofessional and not what I’d experienced in years.

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