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Great culture, amazing infra

Software Engineer II
Former Employee
Worked at Spotify for 2 years
April 16, 2024
Melbourne, Victoria
5.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Somehow, they managed to keep a very friendly and open culture, which does wonders for engineering. It's also very much bottom-to-top, not the other way around. I've seen some of the best examples of servant leadership in this company, from Eng Manager to VP level.

Also, Google's Introdays are massive and awesome. Anyone working here also gets massive coolness among friends and family.

Cons

Sometimes time zones can be a little hard to work across, but that's a given with any international company. I wish they had better planning sometimes; some changes of the main north stars mean a lot of restructures and letting go of people :(

Advice to Management

Generally, keep doing what you're doing how you're doing it. Keep fighting the good fight.

Also, get teams together face to face as much as you can.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
4.0
Culture and Values
5.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
5.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
5.0

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