Is Spotify a good company to work for as a Data Engineer II?

Data Engineer II professionals working at Spotify have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 88 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Spotify employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Data Engineer II Jobs at Spotify now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Data Engineer II interview questions at Spotify .

Does Spotify pay Data Engineer II employees well?

Data Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Spotify with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 88 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.1% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Data Engineer II salaries at Spotify.

How happy are Data Engineer II professionals working at Spotify?

71% of Data Engineer II employees at Spotify would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 16% in the past 12 months. Data Engineer II professionals have also rated Spotify with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 3.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Spotify?

Software Engineer (141) , Senior Software Engineer (66) , Data Scientist (53) , Product Manager (38) , Senior Product Manager (29) , Engineering Manager (26) , Intern (26) , Account Manager (25) , Product Designer (24) , Senior Data Scientist (22) , Software Engineer II (22) , Manager (21) , Campaign Manager (20) , Machine Learning Engineer (20) , Client Partner (19)

What are the pros of working at Spotify according to real employee reviews?

"great culture and company values" ((in 282 reviews)); "Working from anywhere is great for people with family and living far from the office." ((in 233 reviews)); "Great benefits; You will have a lot of flexibility and little accountability" ((in 201 reviews)); "Great work/life balance and many perks to indulge on while there" ((in 165 reviews)); "Interesting work and great colleagues" ((in 81 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Spotify according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor." ((in 64 reviews)); "Frequent reorgs and 3 public mass layoffs. 2 sneaky layoffs that I know of." ((in 55 reviews)); "Leadership in product is bad." ((in 53 reviews)); "Swedish salaries are low and only competitive because they pay more than any other local company will." ((in 49 reviews)); "Engineers suffer pretty bad amongst all this because their managers are inexperienced and not able to help them grow." ((in 49 reviews))

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Spotify Data Engineer II reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(88 total reviews)

Daniel Ek

65% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Data Engineer II employees have rated Spotify with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 88 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Data Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Spotify is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Data Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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88 reviews

5.0

Jul 15, 2026

Exciting challenges with tough work-life balance

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great problems to tackle and amazing people to work with

Cons

Work Life Balance could get difficult sometimes

4.0

Apr 14, 2026

Rewarding and great work-life balance, but pay and vision lack clarity

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance Benefits Genuinely interesting people Sophisticated data and engineering systems Rewarding work

Cons

Pay is not competitive Unclear vision from leadership

3.0

Apr 6, 2026

Solid teams but limited career growth opportunities

Senior data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stock growth is good. R&D team and ML team is solid.

Cons

Base pay is not high compared to tech companies. Some higher level managers have their positions due to relationships rather than capabilities. Majority of data scientists at the company are data analysts. Career growth is the worst at Spotify, most times you have to wait for someone with higher title to leave to get promoted by taking their role.

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