Backend Engineer Interview Experience - Stockholm, Sweden
March 1, 2023
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I only got to the first interview, which consisted of:
- A quick introduction about the role.
- Three easy LeetCode-type questions to be solved live online in pseudocode.
- A couple of role-related questions.
One of the interviewers was taking notes and said I'd later get personalized feedback, but that never came.
Questions
Easy LeetCode-style coding problems, such as:
- Checking if a string is a palindrome
- Checking if two strings are anagrams of each other
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Spotify Backend Engineer role in Stockholm, Sweden.
Success Rate
38%
Pass Rate
Spotify's interview process for their Backend Engineer roles in Stockholm, Sweden is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive63%
Neutral0%
Negative38%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Spotify's Backend Engineer interview process in Stockholm, Sweden.
Spotify Work Experiences
5.0
Amazing Culture, Driven Innovation
Backend Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
December 17, 2020
Pros: Culture, inclusivity, acceptance, community, drive, innovation.
Cons: None that I can think of!
4.0
A pretty decent place to work
Backend Engineer • Current Employee
Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
December 15, 2022
Pros: 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).
4.0
Great Community, Values Mismatch
Backend Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
August 11, 2020
Pros: Culture, community, virtual work experience
Cons: Misaligned company values at times. No in-person work.
- 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!
- 4.0A 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).
- 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.
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