Backend Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
There were three interviews.
The first was behavioral, the second was technical, and the third was an interview with the product manager.
The questions were not difficult. It was some queue class-based question.
Questions
The question asked you to implement a class to represent a Queue. They changed the question afterward to complete a different, similar task. The queue then had to return the average of all values or something similar.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Spotify Backend Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
Spotify's interview process for their Backend Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Spotify's Backend Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Spotify Work Experiences
- 5.0Amazing Culture, Driven InnovationBackend Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesDecember 17, 2020Pros: Culture, inclusivity, acceptance, community, drive, innovation.Cons: None that I can think of!
- 4.0Great Community, Values MismatchBackend Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesAugust 11, 2020Pros: Culture, community, virtual work experienceCons: Misaligned company values at times. No in-person work.
- 4.0A pretty decent place to workBackend Engineer • Current EmployeeStockholm, Stockholm County, SwedenDecember 15, 2022Pros: Spotify takes overall well care of their employees. Spotify is positive about remote work, more so than many other big tech companies.Cons: Big organization. Cross-squad work is slow. Some managers are not that good (like everywhere else, I guess).
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