Spotify Software Developer interview questions

There are 3 steps: 1. Call with a HR representative. This is an initial screening, and it can get a bit technical. It was a good experience, as the recruiter seems to be super motivated to work at Spotify and gives you good vibes about the company. 2. Video Interview This will be a 45 minute coding test, sharing the screen and 45 minute trivia questions. The problems are fun, mostly to test your logic. 3. On site This will be actually 4 interviews (coding, case, values and system design) + lunch with employees. It's a good experience overall, as you can have a feeling of how it is to work at the company.

First step was a basic recruiter phone screen, talk about background, interest in Spotify, etc. Next step was a technical screen, which consisted of discussion around resume/previous projects, some tech trivia questions, and a coding question. The interviewer seemed nice but definitely wasn't an experienced interviewer, as he asked trivia questions with specific answers in mind instead of it being an engaging discussion. Also the coding question in retrospect was a pretty fair and standard coding problem, but the interviewer didn't explain the initial problem at all and didn't even bother to correct me when I ended up attempting to solve an entirely different problem, which is entirely possible for a candidate who only knows the inputs and expected outputs. Definitely not a good experience interviewing and the company passed a potential hire just because the interviewer wasn't trained properly to assess talent.