3.0
Oct 9, 2014
Great people, good opportunities, mediocre technology
Current employee, more than 1 year
New York, NY
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Spotify feels motivated, yet more casual than other similar companies I've worked at. I consider my coworkers my friends, and there's a great work life balance. There's opportunity for technical growth and leadership if you're assertive. In my experience hack weeks and days are actually real and not too hard to schedule in.
Cons
Mediocre benefits compared to competitors. Mediocre technical stack with a lot of technical debt, although we are improving in this area. Highly autonomous teams can lead to poor design. Performance and compensation review process is poorly defined and hard to fathom. A lot of the less experienced technical staff drink the company koolaid and do not see its shortcomings.
