Software Engineer · Phone Screen · Coding

Netflix — Software Engineer

Level: Unknown Level

Round: Phone Screen · Type: Coding · Difficulty: 7/10 · Duration: 60 min · Interviewer: Unfriendly

Topics: Object-Oriented Design, Design Patterns, Task Scheduling

Location: Los Gatos, CA

Interview date: 2025-08-15

Summary

I had a technical phone screen that focused on object-oriented design and coding.

Question: I was asked to design a framework for executing tasks with dependencies. I had to design both the task interface and the framework itself.

Details

The coding question I received was:

Design a framework that can execute tasks with dependencies.

This included:

• Defining a Task interface.
• Designing the framework to handle dependencies between tasks.

My Approach:

1. I began by defining the Task interface, which included methods for execution and dependency management.
2. I then designed the framework to manage tasks and their dependencies, ensuring that tasks were executed in the correct order.

Key Insights:

• Understanding of object-oriented design principles is crucial.
• Ability to handle task dependencies efficiently is important.
• The design should be extensible to accommodate different types of tasks.