Software Engineer (Backend) Interview Experience - Stockholm, Sweden
May 31, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Applied on their website and then waited. And waited. And waited. Finally reached out to someone at Spotify that setup a meeting with HR. The meeting with HR was over the phone and it was a nice chat about me and Spotify as a company.
Questions
Describe a failure in your career.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Spotify Software Engineer (Backend) role in Stockholm, Sweden.
Success Rate
25%
Pass Rate
Spotify's interview process for their Software Engineer (Backend) roles in Stockholm, Sweden is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive75%
Neutral0%
Negative25%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Spotify's Software Engineer (Backend) interview process in Stockholm, Sweden.
Spotify Work Experiences
5.0
Fantastic company culture and technology
Software Engineer (Backend) • Former Employee
Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
January 20, 2016
Pros: Great working culture. Emphasis on team collaboration over individuals, and everyone can contribute to shape the company. Eagerness to adopt new technology. The strong brand attracts great engineers.
Cons: The autonomy culture enables teams, but also results in duplicate and uncoordinated efforts. There is little common tooling and infrastructure. Engineering productivity is out of focus. The organizational structure makes it difficult for senior engineers to contribute beyond a local sphere of influence. Sub-market salaries.
5.0
Coolest Company, High Demands
iOS Engineer • Former Employee
Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
July 8, 2022
Pros: It's the coolest company I have ever worked for.
Cons: Too many demands for a single person.
1.0
Most attractive employer 2023 - isn't always what's good!
QA Tester I • Former Employee
Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
January 8, 2024
Pros: - The extraordinarily wonderful and always cheerful people who were doing the heavy lifting.
- The welcoming and shiny offices.
Cons: - All management levels, especially the D-team, make deranged decisions to alienate their employees.
- The slow and steady decline of employee benefits.
- Claims to be all for diversity and inclusion, continuously steps on the toes of minorities.
- 5.0Fantastic company culture and technologySoftware Engineer (Backend) • Former EmployeeStockholm, Stockholm County, SwedenJanuary 20, 2016Pros: Great working culture. Emphasis on team collaboration over individuals, and everyone can contribute to shape the company. Eagerness to adopt new technology. The strong brand attracts great engineers.Cons: The autonomy culture enables teams, but also results in duplicate and uncoordinated efforts. There is little common tooling and infrastructure. Engineering productivity is out of focus. The organizational structure makes it difficult for senior engineers to contribute beyond a local sphere of influence. Sub-market salaries.
- 5.0Coolest Company, High DemandsiOS Engineer • Former EmployeeStockholm, Stockholm County, SwedenJuly 8, 2022Pros: It's the coolest company I have ever worked for.Cons: Too many demands for a single person.
- 1.0Most attractive employer 2023 - isn't always what's good!QA Tester I • Former EmployeeStockholm, Stockholm County, SwedenJanuary 8, 2024Pros: - The extraordinarily wonderful and always cheerful people who were doing the heavy lifting. - The welcoming and shiny offices.Cons: - All management levels, especially the D-team, make deranged decisions to alienate their employees. - The slow and steady decline of employee benefits. - Claims to be all for diversity and inclusion, continuously steps on the toes of minorities.
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