Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
November 23, 2017
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The interview started with a phone call with HR, followed by a technical interview and an onsite interview. The onsite interview involves four different interviews, each looking for different aspects:
- Technical skills
- Fit
- Motivation
Questions
Software architecture
Data structures, Big O notations, Optimization
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 26 interview experiences for the Spotify Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
19%
Pass Rate
Spotify's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive54%
Neutral19%
Negative27%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Spotify's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Spotify Work Experiences
4.0
Flexible Work, Low Pay
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
January 18, 2023
Pros: Energizing work tasks
Time and location flexibility
Cons: Comp is a little low, raises are low, re-orgs every six months.
4.0
Bright Engineers, Lower Pay
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
April 25, 2016
Pros: NYC. Culture is pretty good. The engineers are all pretty bright and love music, and that their job is related to music. Food and snacks are free. There is a gaming room.
Cons: Pay. While not bad, it's considerably smaller than in the Bay Area companies. Other than that, there aren't that many cons.
4.0
Great work culture
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
April 6, 2018
Pros: I never planned on staying here forever, so I enjoyed it for what it was. The workload was challenging enough, but what I loved most was the company culture. Very down-to-earth, intellectual (some), and fun people to be around. 8/10, would do it again.
Cons: I didn't meet Miley Cyrus.
- 4.0Flexible Work, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJanuary 18, 2023Pros: Energizing work tasks Time and location flexibilityCons: Comp is a little low, raises are low, re-orgs every six months.
- 4.0Bright Engineers, Lower PaySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesApril 25, 2016Pros: NYC. Culture is pretty good. The engineers are all pretty bright and love music, and that their job is related to music. Food and snacks are free. There is a gaming room.Cons: Pay. While not bad, it's considerably smaller than in the Bay Area companies. Other than that, there aren't that many cons.
- 4.0Great work cultureSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesApril 6, 2018Pros: I never planned on staying here forever, so I enjoyed it for what it was. The workload was challenging enough, but what I loved most was the company culture. Very down-to-earth, intellectual (some), and fun people to be around. 8/10, would do it again.Cons: I didn't meet Miley Cyrus.
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