I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Spotify (Stockholm, Stockholm) in Mar 2018
Interview
Initial 30 min screening call with recruiter. This was just to ensure the role was a good fit for both parties.
This was followed up by a 1.5 hour technical video interview. The format was some questions on experience, a few “trivia” questions and two live coding exercises.
The final step was a trip to Stockholm for four further interviews: system design, live coding, culture and problem solving/algorithms.
The whole process was enjoyable. I was treated very well and made to feel at ease throughout. Everyone was very friendly and the office environment was really impressive.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Design a function to test for unbalanced parenthesises
I applied online. I interviewed at Spotify (Leeds, England) in Dec 2025
Interview
Tehnical interview that included a coding challenge, followed by system design whiteboard, and finally questions about frontend
The inteview was done online via google meet, and used online collaborative coding tools like figma
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding challenge using online tool to manipulate strings
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Spotify
Interview
First the screening to evaluate if you are a good fit, Then a technical interview to see if you are good enough to continue, Then final rounds of interview, four stages on domain, programming, design and culture. Definitely they care a lot about culture, soft engineering skills and your potential more than a tiny technical knowledge about the role. Nothing you can do particularly to practice. On the technical side, the questions are rather easy-medium, so you don't need to crack the cracking the coding interview books or spend days on leetcode, implement b+ trees etc. Be yourself and communicate well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you ever encountered with discrimination towards a colleague on work, what would you do?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Spotify (New York, NY) in Sep 2022
Interview
i. Phone Screen with Recruiter ii. 75 Min Technical Screen via CoderPad iii. 5 Hour Onsite (Programming, Web Domain, Values, System Design ) The interviewers were kind and the questions asked were not difficult. I wasn't given any LC style questions on any of the interviews, expect more practical everyday coding problems.
Full Stack Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Spotify with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 47.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Full Stack Developer roles take an average of 41 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Spotify overall takes an average of 39 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Spotify as a Full Stack Developer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
Skills test: 23%
Personality test: 15%
Presentation: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Background check: 8%
One on one interview: 8%
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