Data Engineer Interview Experience - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Process
The interview process was very fast and efficient. It consisted of 3 steps:
- HR Scanning
- Technical Scanning
- Final Interview
The final step consisted of 4 interviews:
- Coding interview
- System Design interview
- Data Engineering interview
- Cultural fit interview
I enjoyed speaking with all the teams and interviewers. At the end, the company paused hiring due to financial performance and laid off 150 recruiters.
They contacted me afterward with detailed feedback and apologized.
Questions
Cultural fit: Tell me how you handle working with a colleague with a different mindset and way of working.
First technical scanning:
- Fibonacci sequence in preferred language
- Data structure and Algorithms questions
- Technical experience
Coding interview: return list of texts between two given strings in a paragraph.
Data engineering interview: how can we get the top songs/singers in near real time?
System design: Top 10 songs last week system design.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Spotify Data Engineer role in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Success Rate
Spotify's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in Amsterdam, Netherlands is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Spotify's Data Engineer interview process in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Spotify Work Experiences
- 4.0Great Culture, Uneven TeamsData Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 17, 2017Pros: Great company culture. Lot's of variance between teams, so you can always find a team that works for you.Cons: On the flip side of the variety of teams, some teams are very out-of-sync with the rest of the company. This is probably typical of a young company; it takes a while for culture to become standardized. Some teams are too dysfunctional, a shame for the company.
- 4.0Good work-life balance, low payData Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsJuly 25, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance with WFH.Cons: Lower pay and few benefits compared to the Amsterdam market.
- 3.0¯\_(ツ)_/¯Data Engineer • Current EmployeeJanuary 29, 2022Pros: Excellent benefits, nice coworkers, interesting technical problems at scale, and good work-life balance.Cons: Salaries are pegged at 75% of a perceived market cohort, so if your other options are FAANG, you'll make better money elsewhere. No bonuses, no equity refreshers, and an annoying promotion process. The company's expressed values (inclusivity, compassion) are different from its demonstrated values (paying an idiot $100 million to help destroy society).
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