Senior Data Engineer at Netflix - Comprehensive Interview Preparation Guide

Netflix's Data Engineer interview process for Senior level candidates comprises 6 rounds spanning 4-6 weeks. The process evaluates technical expertise in building and optimizing large-scale ETL pipelines, system design capabilities for distributed data systems, coding proficiency with SQL and Python, and cultural alignment with Netflix's 'Freedom & Responsibility' values. The process includes 2 phone-based rounds and 4 onsite/virtual technical and behavioral rounds, with emphasis on hands-on experience with petabyte-scale data, Apache Spark, Kafka, and cloud platforms like AWS.