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Senior Fullstack Engineer Interview Experience - Italy

June 1, 2022
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I wasted seven hours of my life in seven interviews, only to receive a very generic response: my recruiter got excellent feedback from all my interviews, but they still declined me.

Initially, the process seemed promising. I received my first interview invitation the day after sending my CV, and subsequent invitations arrived just an hour later. However, after the final interview, I didn't hear back. I'm quite sure that if I hadn't inquired, they would have never informed me of their decision.

What is particularly problematic about their recruiting process is that even if you perform well in interviews but are ultimately declined for a specific position, they won't offer you an alternative role. You are required to restart the entire application process.

One individual I interviewed with mentioned needing to conduct two interviews per week, suggesting that many of these might be a waste of time for both parties.

Each interview typically involves one lead interviewer and one person shadowing. This setup often means the shadowing individual is distracted by other tasks and not fully engaged. Of all the interviews, only one included questions about my personality, indicating that technical experience appears to be far more valued than a strong personality or cultural fit.

Questions

Build a form with plain HTML and JS (like you did in 2012).

Sort, filter, and reduce data with JS and explain the Big O complexity.

Design a system for a "see recently played songs by my friends" component.

Describe a situation where you received negative feedback from colleagues.

How do you handle diversity in interviews?

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Spotify's interview process for their Senior Fullstack Engineer roles in Italy is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Spotify's Senior Fullstack Engineer interview process in Italy.

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