Netflix Behavioral: Tell Me About a Time You Received Difficult Feedback

At my previous company, my engineering lead told me that my product specs were too vague and that engineers were spending extra hours clarifying requirements during sprint planning. My first reaction was defensiveness — I thought the specs were thorough. But I decided to sit in on two sprint planning sessions to observe. I realized my specs lacked edge case definitions and acceptance criteria. I revamped my spec template to include user flow diagrams, edge case tables, and explicit acceptance criteria. Within two sprints, the team's velocity increased by 15% and engineering satisfaction scores on our internal survey went from 3.2 to 4.1. That feedback fundamentally changed how I write product documents, and I now actively ask for early feedback on specs before they reach the team.