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      Software Engineer Interview

      29 Jul 2017
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Spotify

      Interview

      The final interview was 5 hours long, with a 20 minute culture fit thing at the start, with the rest of the time alternating 45 minutes of algorithm questions and 15 minutes of general chat. It was, long, exhausting (stopped being able to solve algorithms about 4 hours in, brain started freezing), no-one showed any real interest in anything I'd done (there was one 5 minute chat about 4 hours in about a side project I did a year or before) and no-one explained what 5 hours of algorithm questions was meant to achieve. If they'd explained the format before I wouldn't have gone. It was really surprising, because the people seemed friendly. Seems like there's gotta be something pretty broken somewhere in the process to get good people to treat you like that. They also never got in touch with me to tell me if I'd passed or not. I never chased them up; if that's how they treated me before I started, imagine what'd it be like working there!

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      A range of pretty standard algorithm questions, with one domain-specific algorithm question that took 15 minutes.
      Answer question
      5

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      Software Engineer Interview

      25 May 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

      6 Mar 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.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Work i am proud of
      Answer question
      3

      Software Engineer Interview

      24 Dec 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.

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