Spotify recruiters found my profile on LinkedIn and were interested, so they contacted me regarding the position. After several emails were exchanged in a short period of time, a development task was given to me to finish in a couple of days. The assignment was to make an automation framework around one app and tools of their choice.

After successfully finishing this task, a one-hour Skype video call was arranged between me and the QA Team Lead, with mostly background questions and/or everyday technical questions.

Then I was invited to fly over to Stockholm, Sweden, to visit their HQ and verify my technical/personal traits. On their expense, of course, with a two-night sleepover, which is a recommendation.

Four hours of standard Java/HR meetings later, I was given a great response, a positive outcome on the site.

They left the details of the deal to be discussed after I returned home, which is good, as I had my family to talk to regarding the deal. Unfortunately, the offer they gave me was not enough for me to move with my family to Sweden. The offer was fair and adequate for the position. It could provide me and my family a nice living in Sweden, but I had a better offer at home.

The whole interview process was a blast for me: fun, practical, little to no theory programming terms (search Java interview questions), a lot of hands-on questions, and very fast recruiting (from start to offer, three weeks, which is exceptional for a foreign job applicant). From the short time I had at Spotify HQ, they are an excellent place to work.

I will rate this one as difficult, as this is an objective score. For me, this was an easy interview, as I was an automation developer working on several projects similar to the test I was given.

Make an automation framework around an app "xyz" using these tools. Mail us the results in 5 days' time.

Please make sure that you test these scenarios:

1. Do this
2. Do this
3. Do this

Very pleasing, as I almost always had "what if" questions that I should answer in an hour. No good work is done in an hour.