Fantastic company culture and technology
Fantastic company culture and technology
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.
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.
Take a step back from the autonomy religion and focus on productivity through common platforms, processes, and tooling. Learn from companies ahead of Spotify in this aspect.
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Software Engineer (Backend)
I applied online and was contacted by the recruiter. She asked me questions about my current job and my salary expectations. She described what the teams in New York and Boston are working on. She told me that since I was remote, I would have two pr
Software Engineer (Backend)
I applied for the position through a recruiter and was scheduled for an initial interview. The phone interview was friendly and enjoyable; we talked about my experience and general topics. Following that, there was a Google Hangouts interview with tw
Software Engineer (Backend)
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.
Software Engineer (Backend)
New York, New York, United StatesJuly 1, 2016I applied online and was contacted by the recruiter. She asked me questions about my current job and my salary expectations. She described what the teams in New York and Boston are working on. She told me that since I was remote, I would have two pr
Software Engineer (Backend)
Stockholm, SwedenFebruary 1, 2017I applied for the position through a recruiter and was scheduled for an initial interview. The phone interview was friendly and enjoyable; we talked about my experience and general topics. Following that, there was a Google Hangouts interview with tw
Software Engineer (Backend)
Stockholm, SwedenMay 31, 2017Applied 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.
