I applied online. I interviewed at Spotify (New York, NY) in Jul 2020
Interview
1. Recruiter phone call - pretty quick, standard, preliminary, simple questions - what tools do you know, what's an analytics project you've worked on? etc.
1a. online aptitude test, pretty simple pretty nbd
2. Coding test with a spotify data scientist. really just 3 questions- one sql, one python, and one high level analytics, interpretation of the numbers
3. hiring manager - i didn't get this far.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
technical test wasn't hard, the interviewed will ask you why you did certain things
SQL question wasn't that hard -- used subquery/cte & having clause.
python question --simple fizz/buzz
high level analytics questions - interviewer introduced you to a kpi they use to understand users & if it increases or decreases what could this be caused by?
Coding interview followed by a behavioural interview. Coding interview was focused on using SQL and Python to answer a data insights question. Fairly basic. Behavioural interview focused a lot on how you worked in cross-functional and multidisciplinary environments.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation where you had to manage conflict
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Spotify (London, England) in Jun 2025
Interview
HR call through the phone, moved to Google Meet when the signal was bad.
1. Tell me about yourself
2. Tell me about your most recent work experience
3. How would you use LLMs and AI to improve your efficiency when working
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you use LLMs and AI to improve your efficiency when working
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Spotify (Atlanta, GA)
Interview
Interview process started with a phone call with the hiring manager which consisted of general questions about my background.
Next step was a technical screen. This was a SQL and Python live coding interview. The SQL questions were pretty basic. Python questions were all involving Pandas which my recruiter told me there would be no packages on that portion even though it was all package questions.
Associate Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Spotify with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 47.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Data Scientist roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Associate Data Scientist according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 18%
Presentation: 18%
Drug test: 9%
Group panel interview: 9%
Background check: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
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