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Netflix Interview Questions

Real behavioral and culture-fit questions candidates have been asked at Netflix, grouped by category and sourced so you can verify them yourself.

Under review — last verified April 15, 2026

What Netflix optimizes for

The principles candidates are evaluated against. Your answers should echo these without quoting them.

  • Judgment
  • Selflessness
  • Courage
  • Communication
  • Inclusion
  • Integrity
  • Passion
  • Innovation
  • Curiosity

Behavioral Questions

  1. Tell me about a time you made a judgment call with incomplete information and had to own the outcome.

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  2. Describe a time you disagreed with a decision but committed fully once it was made.

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  3. Walk me through a time you chose a harder path because it was the right one for the company.

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  4. Tell me about a peer you would have made the call to promote — or let go — if you had the authority.

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  5. Describe a time you had to give someone feedback they did not want to hear.

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  6. Tell me about the last time you took a vacation. How did you prepare your team?

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Culture-Fit Questions

  1. Why Netflix? What about the culture memo resonates with how you work?

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  2. Where have you under-performed? What's the honest story?

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  3. How do you think about the 'keeper test' applied to someone you manage today?

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  4. What does 'context, not control' mean to you operationally?

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Role-Specific Questions

  1. Walk me through a decision you made that most of your peers would have made differently.

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