One of the most disrespectful interview processes I've ever been a part of. The first stage was a call with a recruiter, which went fine, although there was more than a whiff of wannabe Silicon Valley waffle from his end.

I progressed and was booked in for a second stage with an engineer. However, on the day of the interview, it was cancelled as I was told there were scheduling conflicts. Okay, fine, it happens. The interview was rearranged for the following week, when the same thing happened again! The interview was cancelled on the day due to scheduling conflicts. I was booked in again for the following week (third time lucky?), and this time it wasn't cancelled on the day. But I joined the call, and no one showed up! After 10 to 15 minutes, I emailed the recruiter, who told me the interviewer was off sick but apparently hadn't told anyone.

Finally, at the fourth attempt, I had my interview with an engineer. It was 75 minutes and consisted of a discussion about a recent project, as well as some technical questions and a LeetCode task (two largest elements). It seemed to go okay, and I was told I would hear back soon. However, after two weeks, I hadn't heard anything, so I decided to email the recruiter asking for an update. That was almost a month ago, and as of yet, I've still heard nothing back. I'm fine with not passing an interview, but I expect at least a cursory "thanks but no thanks," but apparently even that is asking too much. This whole experience has left me almost glad I wasn't progressed. If this is an insight into life at Spotify, I'm happy to not work there. This kind of behaviour shows a complete lack of respect for candidates and their time, so I dread to think how they treat their employees.

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