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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5.0

Nov 3, 2015

Summer Intern 2015

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Fully trusted and given reposnibility. Interesting and challenging tasks. I leaned a lot. Easy hours. Fun environment. Perfect office location in Stockholm.

Cons

Spotify is not able to give you a full-time offer right after the internship. Depends on availability of positions when you are finishing school. Most of the office is on vacation during July.

4.0

Nov 3, 2015

Large company feel can be a drag

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Team culture is strong. - Live music in the office. - Plenty of budget and resources. - Lead team is very strong.

Cons

- Organization - how we are set-up to succeed - feels like it constantly changes. Can be very chaotic and executed without thought of impact on some employees who become casualties. Recent re-org is the scariest example. - Due to being quite a large company these days spread across NYC and Stockholm, it's nearly impossible to kick off big ideas in order to get everyone's time needed to focus. As a result, there has been quite a top down innovation culture. - Political power plays are not uncommon. - Not really a performance based culture. Feels like you should more focus on cozying up to the right decision makers.

5.0

Oct 26, 2015

Spotify Internship

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Engineering culture, awesome office, freedom to learn... Employees are always learning from each other and willing to help and collaborate across teams.

Cons

Lots of distractions in the office. That said, there are a lot of places where it's easier to focus.

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