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Android Engineer Interview Experience - Stockholm, Sweden

March 1, 2016
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Process

First, they ask me questions about myself and my experience, especially about my current job.

For example:

  • Which challenges I faced
  • Any difficulties
  • Give examples, etc.

Then I had a nine-question quiz.

Questions

Which of these standard Java collections is fastest to use if you want to find a specific element?

  • An unsorted Vector
  • TreeSet
  • A sorted LinkedList

In which order are the Activity lifecycle methods called?

  • onCreate, onStart, onResume
  • onCreate, onResume, onStart
  • onStart, onCreate, onResume

What are Android Fragments used for?

  • Creating a modularized UI
  • Optimizing the garbage collector in Dalvik
  • Loading data from multiple end points

Which thread will process a Message posted to a Handler?

  • The UI thread
  • The thread that created the Handler
  • The thread that created the Message

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Spotify Android Engineer role in Stockholm, Sweden.

Success Rate

50%
Pass Rate

Spotify's interview process for their Android Engineer roles in Stockholm, Sweden is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive83%
Neutral0%
Negative17%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Spotify's Android Engineer interview process in Stockholm, Sweden.

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