Senior MLE Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
June 1, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks.
There was a tech screen with basic ML and coding stuff, then 4 rounds of various ML Breadth and Depth, System Design, and Data Engineering. For the ML rounds, there were basic ML questions and very SWE Design and Data Engineering, which was not typical ML System Design.
Questions
- Design the backend, given a black box recommender system.
- Describe K-Means, Transformer, and the difference between LSTM and GRU.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Spotify Senior MLE role in London, England.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Spotify's interview process for their Senior MLE roles in London, England is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Spotify's Senior MLE interview process in London, England.
Spotify Work Experiences
4.0
Great work-life balance, limited growth
Data Engineer • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
July 8, 2025
Pros: Work-life balance is second to none.
Nice and smart colleagues to work with.
Cons: The organization is massively bloated, and there's not much to do for individual contributors. It's hard to grow or get noticed.
5.0
Great place to be!
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
October 17, 2022
Pros: Everyone is friendly, a relaxed atmosphere, and a flexible incentive mix.
Cons: None I can think of.
5.0
Fantastic company to work
Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
October 9, 2020
Pros: Great company, environment, and perks.
Cons: None that I can think of.
- 4.0Great work-life balance, limited growthData Engineer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomJuly 8, 2025Pros: Work-life balance is second to none. Nice and smart colleagues to work with.Cons: The organization is massively bloated, and there's not much to do for individual contributors. It's hard to grow or get noticed.
- 5.0Great place to be!Software Engineer II • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomOctober 17, 2022Pros: Everyone is friendly, a relaxed atmosphere, and a flexible incentive mix.Cons: None I can think of.
- 5.0Fantastic company to workEngineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomOctober 9, 2020Pros: Great company, environment, and perks.Cons: None that I can think of.
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