I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Spotify (New York, NY) in Jun 2017
Interview
There are three stages to the interviewing process: (1) brief walk-through of resume, (2) questions about weaknesses and strengths (3) the technical part of the interview
They seem genuinely interested but again, the perils of going through the rites of passage of the interview to do it the employers way. After all, they are hiring you, not the other way around if they decide to hire you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me technical questions about Apache open-source technologies like Spark, Hadoop, Mesos, etc.
The interview process was long. I had a positive interview with HR. But the next stage was coding round with 2 senior engineers interview was tough need to good practice before going to the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HR process just had general questions. But in coding round. It first started with a few basic questions about what is garbage value. About the distinction between process and program and what is columnar approach in tables.
I applied online. I interviewed at Spotify (Dallas, TX) in May 2026
Interview
Recruiter
Asked about background and visa status, and had secluded for 30 mins but didn't know she was in a rush and wind up in 12 mins and after that got selected for next round tech screen
I applied online. I interviewed at Spotify (New York, NY) in Mar 2026
Interview
Received an offer for an interview with a recruiter around early March, it was 20 minutes and the recruiter was very sweet! I was asked about my background, she asked me to elaborate on specific experiences on my resume, challenges I encountered, what technical frameworks I used, the standard questions. It was very straightforward and I received the offer later that day for the final round interview consisting of a 45 min behavorial interview and a 45 min technical interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What challenges did you run into on a project and how did you navigate it?
