In this episode, Paul talks to Jordanna Kwok about the Netflix interview process, skills sets for iOS developers, moving from iOS development into management, and more.
Detailed topics:
- Introduction
- What made you move from being an iOS developer to a manager?
- How long did it take to stop missing coding?
- How did your team respond to expanding?
- Do you build internal iOS apps for Netflix?
- What is your approach to handling mistakes in your team?
- How to manage a remote team of developers
- What makes someone stands out amongst applications for developers?
- What specific skills sets are you looking for when hiring an iOS developer?
- Do you need to have a CS degree to work at Netflix?
- How to attract a diverse range of job applicants
- What is the Netflix interview process?
- What are the most common mistakes developers mae during job interviews?
- How important is cultural fit at Netflix?
- What is the process if a new hire doesn't do well?
- Why did Netflix move from UIWebView to UIKit?
- What took so long for Netflix to add corner radius to thumbnails?
- How much is A/B testing driving your development?
- How is the Netflix app so efficient?
- How do you keep your team up to date with tech changes?
- What drove to implement autoplay when viewing a movie detail view?
- What is your approach to supporting legacy iOS versions?
- Do you ever borrow ideas from competing apps?
