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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.
Verified current as of 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
Tell me about a time you made a judgment call with incomplete information and had to own the outcome.
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Describe a time you disagreed with a decision but committed fully once it was made.
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Walk me through a time you chose a harder path because it was the right one for the company.
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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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Describe a time you had to give someone feedback they did not want to hear.
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Tell me about the last time you took a vacation. How did you prepare your team?
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Culture-Fit Questions
Why Netflix? What about the culture memo resonates with how you work?
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Where have you under-performed? What's the honest story?
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How do you think about the 'keeper test' applied to someone you manage today?
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What does 'context, not control' mean to you operationally?
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Role-Specific Questions
Walk me through a decision you made that most of your peers would have made differently.
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