Our engineers are fucking morons. And this guy was the dumbest of the bunch. If you think Netflix hires top tier talent, you don't know Netflix.
In fact it would be incredibly weird to ask a close friend who at their work kicks ass and who sucks and have them respond back, "I've never really thought about how good any of my coworkers were at their jobs"
That's not out of respect or anything, but because they're all good. I hired and mentored them, and they all passed probation.
Sure there are junior devs who are just starting, but they're getting paid less, so they're pulling their weight proportionately. They're not worse.