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      Software Engineer Interview

      Dec 27, 2014
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Spotify

      Interview

      It was a 3-step interview process via Skype. The first interview was with the HR representative and was pretty standard and boring. The second one was a Q&A session on different programming subjects, ranging from networking, hardware, database, big data processing techniques, binary logic, arithmetic.. all of these ranging from what they considered easier to harder. Once you miss one or two questions in a subject, they change subjects. I recommend being honest about this. I guessed several of the answers, out of hearasay and common sense rather than actual familiarity with the terms I was asked about, and did well, but I do recommend spicing it with things like "I'm not familiar with the term, but it sounds like it must be...". I think they seem like the kind of company that values common sense and capacity rather than sheer brute knowledge. the third one was a live coding test in the language of my choice that included some simple but pretty core Computer Science stuff, such as trees and graphs, and the chosen language's mastery. I finally failed this test because I became quite nervous, and was tested on graphs which I hadn't worked with since forever, while I had focused my preparation in trees specifically. Finally I couldn't produce a BFS algorithm, and in retrospect I really should have googled for some pseudocode instead of trying to pull it out of thin air. After that there would've been a fourth interview on-site which apparently includes designing solution to some real-world problems the team you're interviewing for is facing. They would've payed for the tickets and the stay for a night in Stockholm.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What messages are exchanged in a TCP handshake
      Answer question
      15

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      Software Engineer Interview

      May 25, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      New York, NY
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Spotify (New York, NY) in May 2026

      Interview

      Spoke with a recruiter, was ghosted after the interview. He asked all the standard questions - why Spotify, expected level, salary expectation, what are the priorities, why left previous company, etc.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What was the most complicated project you were working on in your previous company?
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      Software Engineer Interview

      Mar 6, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Spotify

      Interview

      Initial HR Call and screening, then arround two weeks later leet code task, followed by on-site architectural/design test and the final culture fit check with HR/Managers. Overall the process was 3-4 weeks.

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      Software Engineer Interview

      Dec 24, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Spotify in Dec 2025

      Interview

      The interview process was long and drawn out. It took 2.5 months with multiple delays and rearrangements from Spotify side. I can’t fault the actual interviewers, they were very nice and considerate, but the organisation of the process was very messy and disorganised. At the end I received a rejection with no feedback on Christmas Eve.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Debug a production system with logs and Linux commands
      Answer question
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