Android Engineer Interview Experience - Stockholm, Sweden
November 1, 2018
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The hiring process was a really good experience. The process, communication, and interviews were pleasant, and I never felt uncomfortable.
Trip arrangements to Stockholm were also executed flawlessly. They even rescheduled one due to a private issue, which I really appreciated.
The only unnecessary aspect was two culture fit interviews that could have been merged into one.
Interviews:
- Standard HR
- First technical: Quick, simple Android questions followed by computer science basics. A 30-minute live Android coding test, and then reviewing buggy/badly written Android code.
- Culture Fit: Behavioral questions.
- On-Site System Design: A much better version of 'Whiteboard Algorithm' interviews, where you discuss real-world features and create your optimal system.
- On-Site Culture Fit: Same as the previous one, but with different people.
- On-Site Show & Tell: You present your personal project, explain the architecture, and most importantly, make sure you write tests.
Questions
What is Big O notation?
Big O for retrieving an item from a sorted array
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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.
Spotify Work Experiences
5.0
The best job I had so far
Android Engineer • Current Employee
Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
August 12, 2019
Pros: - Working with really smart people.
- Working in cross-functional teams, having end-to-end responsibility of a product.
- Free food all day.
- Lots of after-work events, with a separate floor for having fun (ping pong, foosball, VR room, karaoke room, board game room, and more).
- Free Spotify account.
- People from all around the world, really open and really friendly.
- Chance to go to conferences and visit other offices in other countries (or even relocate there, fully supported).
- Changing teams from time to time is encouraged.
- Good quality product.
- Great development environment provided, with a good IT department.
- Flexible working hours.
Cons: - Making Swedish friends is not easy, but they mostly speak English even amongst themselves.
- Getting a promotion is not easy. The whole system is a bit weird for me. The people who decide if you are worthy are people you are not working with. In order to move forward, you need to increase your visibility, which means that everyone gets a lot of company-wide emails from people trying to do exactly that about topics that are not important.
- The salary is not great compared to other companies in Stockholm, but including the other perks (like stock options) it's still a pretty neat package.
5.0
Flexible, Collaborative, Minor Communication Gaps
Android Engineer • Current Employee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
February 3, 2017
Pros: Highly collaborative environment, great benefits and perks, lots of flexibility and learning opportunities.
Cons: Rapidly growing organizations can sometimes create communication gaps between various skillset groupings.
4.0
Amazing People, No Urgency
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
December 2, 2025
Pros: Great culture, amazing people, and strong vibes.
Cons: No sense of urgency. What matters?
- 5.0The best job I had so farAndroid Engineer • Current EmployeeStockholm, Stockholm County, SwedenAugust 12, 2019Pros: - Working with really smart people. - Working in cross-functional teams, having end-to-end responsibility of a product. - Free food all day. - Lots of after-work events, with a separate floor for having fun (ping pong, foosball, VR room, karaoke room, board game room, and more). - Free Spotify account. - People from all around the world, really open and really friendly. - Chance to go to conferences and visit other offices in other countries (or even relocate there, fully supported). - Changing teams from time to time is encouraged. - Good quality product. - Great development environment provided, with a good IT department. - Flexible working hours.Cons: - Making Swedish friends is not easy, but they mostly speak English even amongst themselves. - Getting a promotion is not easy. The whole system is a bit weird for me. The people who decide if you are worthy are people you are not working with. In order to move forward, you need to increase your visibility, which means that everyone gets a lot of company-wide emails from people trying to do exactly that about topics that are not important. - The salary is not great compared to other companies in Stockholm, but including the other perks (like stock options) it's still a pretty neat package.
- 5.0Flexible, Collaborative, Minor Communication GapsAndroid Engineer • Current EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesFebruary 3, 2017Pros: Highly collaborative environment, great benefits and perks, lots of flexibility and learning opportunities.Cons: Rapidly growing organizations can sometimes create communication gaps between various skillset groupings.
- 4.0Amazing People, No UrgencySoftware Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeStockholm, Stockholm, SwedenDecember 2, 2025Pros: Great culture, amazing people, and strong vibes.Cons: No sense of urgency. What matters?
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