Is Spotify a good company to work for as a Engineering Manager II?

Engineering Manager II professionals working at Spotify have rated their employer with 3.0 out of 5 stars in 29 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 Engineering Manager II Jobs at Spotify now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Engineering Manager II interview questions at Spotify .

Does Spotify pay Engineering Manager II employees well?

Engineering Manager II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Spotify with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 29 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.2% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Engineering Manager II salaries at Spotify.

How happy are Engineering Manager II professionals working at Spotify?

19% of Engineering Manager II employees at Spotify would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 68% in the past 12 months. Engineering Manager II professionals have also rated Spotify with a 3.5 rating for work-life-balance, 2.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.3 rating for culture and values and 1.8 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 291 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 195 reviews)); "Great work/life balance and many perks to indulge on while there" ((in 170 reviews)); "Interesting work and great colleagues" ((in 79 reviews))

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

"Management is poor." ((in 61 reviews)); "Better be best friends with senior leadership if you want a promotion." ((in 56 reviews)); "Swedish salaries are low and only competitive because they pay more than any other local company will." ((in 48 reviews)); "Engineers suffer pretty bad amongst all this because their managers are inexperienced and not able to help them grow." ((in 46 reviews)); "Low pay and reorgs are very common" ((in 43 reviews))

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Spotify Engineering Manager II reviews

3.0

19% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)

Daniel Ek

98% approve of CEO

16% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Diversity & inclusion

2.3

Culture & values

2.2

Senior management

1.8

Career opportunities

Engineering Manager II employees have rated Spotify with 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Engineering Manager II professionals have an average working experience there. Spotify is rated 22% below average by Engineering Manager II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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29 reviews

5.0

Jul 19, 2026

Great benefits but concerns about company size and stability

Software engineering manager ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and quality of life

Cons

Easy to get lost in the size of the company. Always a "what if" after large layoffs.

4.0

Apr 14, 2026

Good colleagues and projects, but culture is declining

Engineering manager ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are pockets of really good people and there are a lot of technically interesting projects and decent internal mobility

Cons

Culture and career advancement has been going downhill for a while. Product sometimes strong arms engineering leading to quality issues.

1.0

Mar 4, 2026

Culture is not what is marketed or used to be

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Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The global footprint and tech concerns that comes with the large user base are interesting. Lots of talented engineers. 23+5 paid days off in the US.

Cons

The culture is far from what it used to be. It used to be exciting, encouraging, can-do attitude and agile. Today, it's all top-down, employees have no say, there are no growth paths, full waterfall process, leaders breathing down your neck all the time. Compliancy to meaningless bureaucratic processes is more important than focusing on the work itself. There is no trust that people will do a great job. Top leaders do not listen or care about the employees, great and reasonable ideas are constantly squashed. The fear-based leadership style is prevalent. HR is completely disconnected from all of this and the work on the ground. Compensation is below market average with the excuse that people should stay for the cause and not the money.

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