Hey Blinders. Currently staff eng at Apple and got an offer from Netflix. Recruiter set up a call to get comp expectations. Can someone please shed light on how that works? How does Netflix determine the market comp for a role? Is there any value of competing offers? How does Netflix compare 4 yr stock grant model to its mostly cash model? Current TC 600
Tech stack ?? PhD ??
MS. No PhD. Backend engineer
Feel free to aim high netflix has no ceiling to the amount they can offer you
Yeah, would highly recommend you start from a high number. Netflix can go very big. They told my friend why don’t you start with a number and not worry about it.
How high is very high? Definitely in this market numbers have lost all rationality.
Start with atleast 50% of your current compensation and don't settle for less than 30% after negotiation.
Which team at Apple and Netflix ?
Odd, I thought Netflix will just give a “top of market” offer, take it or leave it
It is a top of market philosophy but from what I understand you can make a case for the current market value as it is always changing
Interesting, I would’ve thought that of anyone, their recruiters would know current top of market values. Update us when you get the number!
Pls update when you get the offer! Congrats 🍾
Congrats! Would you mind sharing how you prepared for the interview?
It was different than others. I did LC mediums as a general prep (I can’t solve LC hard with a gun to my head) but Netflix didn’t ask any LC stuff. Normal manageable coding questions. No tricks. There was a lot of focus on culture fit. Majority rounds were culture fit and leadership I think. System design was normal like everywhere else.
OP, how long did it take from on site to offer?
Just ask for a big number, 800k
That is the number I want to ask 😀