[byoung2]

It is very competitive to get a job at one of these companies. I have applied to Netflix multiple times but to date they have not replied even to reject me (only "application received"). Since applying to Netflix, I was hired at Cameo as a senior software engineer, and then Disney as a Senior Software Engineer/Tech Lead. It seems like I wasn't good enough to even get an interview at Netflix. But once you do get an interview, often the bar is pretty high to get an offer, with lots of rounds of tough interviews that thin out the herd of applicants. So the recruiting funnel alone is enough to filter out most applicants. But aside from that, there is the perception (justified or not) that these are demanding companies to work for.

[gaws]

> It seems like I wasn't good enough to even get an interview at Netflix.

It's more about "who you know" than you might realize.