Is Spotify a good company to work for?

Spotify has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 2,195 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 company values" ((in 288 reviews)); "Working from anywhere is great for people with family and living far from the office." ((in 223 reviews)); "Great benefits; You will have a lot of flexibility and little accountability" ((in 197 reviews)); "Great work/life balance and many perks to indulge on while there" ((in 169 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)); "Frequent reorgs and 3 public mass layoffs. 2 sneaky layoffs that I know of." ((in 55 reviews)); "Lack of vision and leadership." ((in 53 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 46 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

(1,762 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 1,762 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

Oct 25, 2014

Average place do work.

Customer service advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and great environment to work.

Cons

Management needs some serious training.

4.0

Oct 23, 2014

Campus Influencer

Campus influencer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management was very friendly, eager to give out incentives. We were given swag quite frequently and it was definitely a fun job to work for if you love Spotify.

Cons

Some of the cons working here are that they hired so many people for the campus influencer position that it almost felt phony. They had us post a lot of cheesy statuses that most people would not buy into.

3.0

Oct 20, 2014

Poorly chosen mid-management

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Beig surrounded by the most passionate people in the world without doubt helps in performing well. The company attracts top notch talent that is inspiring to work alongside. Great learning opportunities and technical challenges.

Cons

Incredible growing pains. Teams with proven track records of failures still being put in charge of mission critical projects. Lots of inexperienced junior managers. Unusual number of games and political plays at middle management level. Salaries not competitive for the employee calibre the company wants to attain. Average perks. Very poor stock option program, with RSUs reserved only for senior management.

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