The interview process started positively. The recruiter was friendly and moved me to the first round.

First round was also positive, but the interviewers lacked experience. At one point, I had to explain to their senior frontend engineer how scopes work in JavaScript.

Then, another round with an engineering manager, which consisted of the usual behavioral questions.

The final round was a five-hour interview day, which went as follows:

System Design: A really bad question about uploading playlist cover images, not even a file-sharing system or something similar. The question didn't have any depth, and I felt the interviewers didn't know what a messaging queue is.

Algo Interview: Two very basic questions in Java that you answer on CoderPad.

Case Study: You will be presented with a network bug that happened at Spotify 15 years ago. I didn't understand how a big company like Spotify could ask something like that; we are in 2022.

Last is a Behavioral Interview: At one point, I was asked about how I feel about working in a diverse workplace. The irony is that I was interviewed by 12 different people, 11 of whom are white and 10 male, so I didn't understand why they would talk about diversity.

I got a response a week later saying that it was a tough decision and that they wouldn't be proceeding further with my application. I can assure you the other candidate is white because that would fit their company culture perfectly.

Long story short: If you are white, this will be a perfect opportunity for you. If not, I suggest you don't waste your time.

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