Is Spotify a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Spotify have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 139 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Spotify employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Spotify now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Spotify .

Does Spotify pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Spotify with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 139 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Spotify.

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 292 reviews)); "Working from anywhere is great for people with family and living far from the office." ((in 225 reviews)); "Great benefits; You will have a lot of flexibility and little accountability" ((in 190 reviews)); "Great work/life balance and many perks to indulge on while there" ((in 175 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)); "Frequent reorgs and 3 public mass layoffs. 2 sneaky layoffs that I know of." ((in 56 reviews)); "Better be best friends with senior leadership if you want a promotion." ((in 55 reviews)); "Swedish salaries are low and only competitive because they pay more than any other local company will." ((in 49 reviews)); "Engineers suffer pretty bad amongst all this because their managers are inexperienced and not able to help them grow." ((in 48 reviews))

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Spotify Software Developer reviews

3.9

87% would recommend to a friend

(139 total reviews)

Daniel Ek

89% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Spotify with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 139 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Spotify is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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139 reviews

4.0

Jan 3, 2020

Amazing techs and flat organization

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- All your equipment needs are provided - External conferences to boost your skills - Internal projects are challenging and satisfying to work on - Foods are free via the open fridge - Company takes really great care of their employees

Cons

- Flat organization can be exhaustive sometimes

5.0

Jan 1, 2020

good place to work

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good music to listen to

Cons

long working hours every day

1.0

Dec 8, 2019

Reorg Hell

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Office views Food options are plentiful and healthy Work life balance CEO isn't Mark Zuckerberg Very transparent

Cons

I've had 4 managers within 2 years. 1 left for greener pastures and the other 3 came from reorganizations. Countless reorganizations that lead to endless meetings on redefining strategy, manager chains etc. Very rare to find a manager that cares about your personal career growth. It's 100% on you to manage it, which is fine so long as there is proper training, opportunities, and guidance as to how to do that. How do you drive your own development here when managers are hesitant to let you embed and your team's work/culture is slow, unexciting and lacking any real technical challenge?

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