Product design question

Netflix rating page is annoying for the users. What will you do to fix this?

Practice this question out loud. An AI interviewer asks it, follows up like a real interviewer would, and scores your answer. Type or speak.

What this question tests

Tests diagnosing a specific UX friction point and proposing a targeted, low-friction fix rather than redesigning the whole feature.

Clarify what makes it annoying: likely the interruption timing (rating prompt appears mid-viewing or right after finishing, breaking flow) or a clunky multi-step rating UI.
Propose fixing timing: move the rating prompt to a natural break point, like when the user returns to browse next, rather than immediately post-episode.
Propose simplifying the interaction: a quick thumbs up/down as the default fast path, with detailed star or reason-based rating available only if the user wants to go deeper.
Consider making it optional and low-pressure: a small, dismissible prompt rather than a full-screen interruption demanding a response before continuing.
Define success: rating submission rate (should rise since friction drops) and, critically, no increase in session abandonment right after the prompt appears.

Diagnoses the likely specific friction (interruption timing, multi-step UI) instead of vaguely agreeing the page is 'annoying'.
Proposes a concrete simplification (thumbs up/down as fast path) that reduces effort without eliminating the ratings signal Netflix needs.
Uses an illustrative number, e.g. assume the current rating completion rate is only 10% due to friction, and targets meaningfully improving that.
Picks a guardrail metric, session abandonment right after the prompt, ensuring the fix doesn't just move the annoyance rather than remove it.

Proposing to remove ratings entirely, losing valuable recommendation-model signal instead of reducing friction.
Redesigning the whole feature without pinpointing what specifically makes the current experience annoying.

How would you make sure the simplified rating still gives the recommendation model enough signal?
How would you test whether the new prompt timing is actually less annoying, not just less visible?