Spotify reviews

We don't have the resources of a larger company but we move slower than a startup so it can be frustrating when you see corners being cut due to time constraints or new and/or open source technologies being ignored just for the sake of building a lesser alternative in-house. We need to leverage the strengths of our developers so as to move more quickly instead of dogmatically sticking to a specific set of technologies which could very well be obsoleted within years.

- Lack of transparency. There were a lot of press leaks in 2022 and, since then, executive town halls and "Unpluggeds" are watered down. Almost nothing is shared outside of quick soundbites. - Lack of strategy. If you think your Spotify feed is a mess, most SWEs and PMs think so too. We've become extremely siloed and that's apparent in the feature spaghetti out there. I think we're losing touch with the industry and our users. - Lack of vision and leadership. The D Team has become dysfunctional, focused on cutting costs, increasing efficiency, and becoming profitable. These three things are repeated ad nauseum in every town hall, yet there's no actual strategy outside of budget cuts and layoffs. There's a lot of follow the leader, manifested in the latest Tiktok-like feed. - Lack of career development. There are very few opportunities for growth in the organization or mentorship.