J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 2 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Spotify (Londres, Angleterre) en févr. 2019
Entretien
I really hope they give me no offer, because after doing all the on site interview I was feeling like not entering that door and seeing that people again. If they will give me an offer instead then I will have to consider it because of the importance of the company, but not with a joyous hearth. I think this is the problem with interviews with important companies, they have so much hiring power that they pay so little attention to the candidate experience at interviews.
The interview was an excruciating 5 hours onsite. No breaks, no stop. Even lunch was with some engineers, that were forced to lunch with me because it's spotify's game and you play it. Some interviewers were nice, but they seemed all to put a large effort not to smile or be welcoming. One started giving bad looks to me as soon as he entered the room and then every question I was asking was answering in an annoyed way. Others were indeed nicer. On the last interview I asked for a break, as I was exhausted, was not given, instead we run out of time and they literally rushed me out of the door.
It's an interesting company for sure and maybe if you pass the interview it's even very nice to work at, who knows, but honestly I would not interview there again. I interviewed for Facebook and was a much nicer experience. At this point I'm starting questioning myself if I really want to apply to big companies like this again. I think all in all the interview wasn't particularly difficult, but I was so stressed and pressured that I feel I have underperformed largely. Maybe they want to see if people do perform under pressure and having the luxury of having many good candidates allows for this.
Questions d'entretien [2]
Question 1
coding exercise on whiteboard on linked lists (or array list your choice)
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Spotify en sept. 2025
Entretien
When I applied to Spotify, I already had an offer from another company. I communicated this upfront and asked the recruiters to move the process as quickly as possible so my existing offer would not expire. I was told the process normally takes 3 weeks and that they would try to complete it in 2. In reality, it took far longer.
The process was repeatedly delayed. The recruiters were based in Singapore, which resulted in ~24h delays between each email. Additional days were lost due to technical issues with the scheduling platform. The company also had a “wellbeing week,” during which no interviews took place. I was never informed that this would delay the process by another full week.
Despite performing very well in all interview rounds, I then heard nothing for nearly 2 more weeks. When I followed up—5 weeks after the process started—I was rejected. The explicit reason given was that I was “in a hurry.”
I find this treatment of candidates unacceptable and highly unprofessional. I was transparent from the beginning about my limited availability (1–2 weeks), yet after 5 weeks of delays I was rejected for the very constraint I had communicated upfront. Given my strong interview performance and how closely my experience aligned with the role, I am confident I would have received an offer if not for the poorly managed timeline.
Overall, this was a deeply disappointing experience. I invested many stressful hours in preparation and interviews, only to be rejected due to process inefficiencies rather than merit. This experience has significantly harmed my perception of Spotify as an employer.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Algorithms in application to Spotify functionality, implement an existing feature during system design.
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 3 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Spotify en mars 2025
Entretien
Recruiter screen followed by a technical screening. The tech screen was a mix of easy to medium LC questions chosen on the spot along with random JavaScript trivia. Interviewers were friendly and helpful, which I appreciated.
That said, the process overall felt disjointed. The job I applied for changed titles midway through the process, which made things a bit confusing, and the internal misalignment was palpable.
I followed up with the recruiter a week later and received a generic, canned rejection.
Phone screen, followed by onsite based on core Javascript concepts, system design, and values interview. Pretty standard overall, focus on STAR format answers for the values round. System design was more focused on frontend since I interviewed for an FE role.