Is Spotify a good company to work for?

Spotify has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 2,197 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 78% of employees would recommend working at Spotify to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Spotify have been left by employees working as Internship , Machine Learning Engineer and Intern .

Does Spotify pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Spotify employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Spotify. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Spotify?

78% of Spotify employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Spotify 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Spotify?

Software Engineer (140) , Senior Software Engineer (66) , Data Scientist (53) , Product Manager (38) , Senior Product Manager (29) , Engineering Manager (26) , Intern (26) , Account Manager (25) , Product Designer (23) , 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 a fun environment" ((in 284 reviews)); "Working from anywhere is great for people with family and living far from the office." ((in 224 reviews)); "Great benefits; You will have a lot of flexibility and little accountability" ((in 192 reviews)); "Great work/life balance and many perks to indulge on while there" ((in 173 reviews)); "Interesting work and great colleagues" ((in 80 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 57 reviews)); "Recent layoffs in Jan 2023 are referred to internally as the "Blood Sacrifices"." ((in 53 reviews)); "Engineers suffer pretty bad amongst all this because their managers are inexperienced and not able to help them grow." ((in 51 reviews)); "Swedish salaries are low and only competitive because they pay more than any other local company will." ((in 50 reviews))

What are employees saying about Spotify layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Spotify layoffs and their outlook for job security at Spotify in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Spotify locations?

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3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(1,764 total reviews)

Daniel Ek

78% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Spotify has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,764 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Spotify employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews

4.0

Feb 21, 2016

Great employeer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really cares about its employees. Give great career steps and opportunities to grow. Great ability to balance life and work

Cons

Maybe a little bit much politics behind the scenes

4.0

Jan 28, 2016

Review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good working environment, lots of team work

Cons

Not many perm positions available

Spotify Response

10y

Thanks for the review. We do have around 250 open full-time positions at the moment. https://www.spotify.com/se/jobs/opportunities/all/all/all/

5.0

Jan 20, 2016

Fantastic company culture and technology

Software engineer (backend)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great working culture. Emphasis on team collaboration over individuals, and everyone can contribute to shape the company. Eagerness to adopt new technology. The strong brand attracts great engineers.

Cons

The autonomy culture enables teams, but also results in duplicate and uncoordinated efforts. Little common tooling and infrastructure. Engineering productivity is out of focus. The organisational structure makes it difficult for senior engineers to contribute beyond a local sphere of influence. Sub-market salaries.

Spotify Response

10y

Thanks for the feedback and good advice. I'll pass these on to Lead Team!

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