I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Spotify in Jan 2013
Interview
Phone interview and onsite.
1) 1 round phone interview covers all the basics of computer science i.e, OS, synchronization, networking, distributed systems, software engineering process. Then there were 2 simple coding questions on shared editor.
After this they said there will be an onsite. Recruiter called me to check about my salary details. When I told my salary, bonus, equity per annum which is like 105k + 10k + 7k recruiter remained silent. He then said he will get back to me about the schedule for the onsite. Since they did not want to proceed because of salary they for formality arranged a 2nd phone round interview. Obviously it was not technical interview and they just said they won't proceed after that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
not difficult for a good engineer with decent experience in distributed systems.
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?
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.
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
