Spotify Software Engineer interview questions
Updated May 25, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mixed
How others got an interview
- 16%RecruiterRecruiter
- 10%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 4%OtherOther
- 3%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 3%In PersonIn Person
- 3%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
99 interviews
Spotify interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Spotify with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 46% positive. To compare, the company-average is 47.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 72 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Spotify overall takes an average of 39 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Spotify as a Software Engineer according to 72 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 34%
One on one interview: 21%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 10%
Group panel interview: 9%
Other: 3%
Background check: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 2%
Personality test: 2%
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