52 | Software Engineering at Netflix with Shaundai Person

In this episode, Shaundai Person talks about her interview experience at Netflix and what it’s like to work there. She has several tips for landing your first or next job.

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Show Notes

• 0:00 Introduction
  • React Robbins
  • TS for JS
• 1:17 Introducing Shaundai
• 3:39 Advantages of Having a Sales Background
• 9:43 Specific Example from one of Shandai’s Interviews
• 14:08 Sponsor: ZEAL
• 15:01 What was involved in the Technical Side of Your Interview?
• 17:30 Culture Fit
  • Culture Fit vs. Culture Add
• 19:03 Getting comfortable in the Interview
• 24:25 Sponsor: Vercel
• 25:33 Come with a list of questions
  • Question: “Share a story with me that you think embodies what you love about the Netflix culture”
  • Ask targeted questions, specific to the person
  • Send out Thank You Videos after the interview
• 33:18 Do we need to complete all the coding challenges on LeetCode before getting a job at Netflix?
• 35:48 Research before the interview
  • Frontend Happy Hour
  • Reach out to people currently doing the job you’re interviewing for, at that company
• 41:27 Sponsor: DatoCMS
• 42:21 What languages, frameworks, tools, are you working with right now?
• 42:50 If you fulfill 75% of the requirements, go for it.
• 46:29 Anything your want to share about the kind of day-to-day activities?