I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Spotify (San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2013
Interview
I had an initial phone screen with an HR person. It was a basic screen, but then she asked me some technical questions about objective c. That when OK and I had another phone screen with the hiring manager. The questions he asked were very text book and not really problem solving ones. So I didn't really know some of them because I hadn't cracked a cs text book in a while. So I was pretty unsure about the next step. But I waited for the recruiter to call me back and she never did.
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
