Software Engineer Interview Experience - Stockholm, Sweden
Process
I applied through their site and received an email from a recruiter one month later, scheduling a 30-minute chat about the position and my background. Later, a hiring manager scheduled a second-round interview (technical).
The main interviewer was very "robotic" and made me feel uncomfortable throughout the entire process. Some technical questions were asked, and then they gave me a code challenge (LeetCode easy-medium).
The challenge wasn't difficult, but I was expecting more of a pairing session to experience what it's like to work with them daily. Also, I'm really against some types of questions asked in this kind of process (like, do I REALLY have to know by heart the difference between TCP and UDP to do a good job as a software engineer?).
I lost my will to work there after this interview. People didn't seem very nice to work with, and I think their approach to evaluating candidates is too old-fashioned.
Questions
Difference between TCP and UDP.
Difference between a thread and a process.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 13 interview experiences for the Spotify Software Engineer role in Stockholm, Sweden.
Success Rate
Spotify's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Stockholm, Sweden is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Spotify's Software Engineer interview process in Stockholm, Sweden.
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