Process
I was interviewed by the hiring manager and an engineer. They were both very nice. The interview started by asking me about a project I worked on.
They then proceeded to ask some domain-specific questions, followed by a LeetCode-styleCoderPad portion.
There was some time left at the end for me to ask my questions.
Questions
What would you do if your site was slow?
What happens when you type a URL into the address bar?
TCP vs UDP
Fibonacci sequence (recursive and iterative solutions)
Compare two strings and return whether they are equal or not.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Spotify Backend Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Spotify's interview process for their Backend Engineer roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Spotify's Backend Engineer interview process in United States.
Spotify Work Experiences
- 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).
- 5.0Amazing company to work at!Backend Engineer • Current EmployeeStockholm, Stockholm County, SwedenFebruary 27, 2022Pros: Highly motivated and skilled colleagues, lots of learning opportunities, and an amazing culture.Cons: Salary could be slightly better. Stock is volatile, and thus, stock options may or may not be worthless.
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