Is Spotify a good company to work for as a Developer?

Developer professionals working at Spotify have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 140 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Spotify employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Developer Jobs at Spotify now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Developer interview questions at Spotify .

Does Spotify pay Developer employees well?

Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Spotify with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 140 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Developer salaries at Spotify.

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 229 reviews)); "Great benefits; You will have a lot of flexibility and little accountability" ((in 199 reviews)); "Great work/life balance and many perks to indulge on while there" ((in 172 reviews)); "Interesting work and great colleagues" ((in 76 reviews))

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

"Management is poor." ((in 63 reviews)); "Better be best friends with senior leadership if you want a promotion." ((in 57 reviews)); "Recent layoffs in Jan 2023 are referred to internally as the "Blood Sacrifices"." ((in 55 reviews)); "Swedish salaries are low and only competitive because they pay more than any other local company will." ((in 50 reviews)); "Engineers suffer pretty bad amongst all this because their managers are inexperienced and not able to help them grow." ((in 47 reviews))

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Spotify Developer reviews

3.9

87% would recommend to a friend

(140 total reviews)

Daniel Ek

89% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Developer employees have rated Spotify with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 140 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Spotify is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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140 reviews

1.0

Jun 12, 2017

Started taking antidepressants

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, some good people are here, but leaving really fast nowadays. Average salary and benefits. Sometimes music bands are visiting the office.

Cons

No visible end to non-satisfying work. No support from other squads and people just don't give a sh*t because it's "not their business". Discussions for discussions. Meetings for meetings. Teams and management are shuffling all the time without any consistency.

3.0

Jun 7, 2017

It used to be better

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good brand. Cool culture. Lots of freedom. OK benefit.

Cons

1. Underpay. No bonus. Crappy options. 2. Acquired some consulting company (I won't name it here) two years ago with toxic culture and a charlatan leader ( self proclaimed thought leader, scientist and entrepreneur) and somehow this toxic culture grows in the company. This "charlatan leader" who is hated by almost everyone somehow have the ears of the CXOs and kept dishing out ridiculous/stupid roadmaps. It is pretty mind blowing the leadership can't see this phony through. 3. Hiring like crazy. Extremely low bar. Bad on boarding. You can get hired even with only 1 thumb up.

5.0

May 21, 2017

Best place to work

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing mission of improving the world though music. Actively trying to help both music fans and artists. Great culture and incredible co-workers. Challenging problems to solve. Fantastic tools and hardware. Fun!

Cons

Demands more commitment than many other jobs.

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