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 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))

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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

5.0

Jun 12, 2013

Fun, interesting, and fast paced

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, great product, with a lot of new ideas in the pipeline. Everyone is open to ideas and suggestions, you can contributed as much as you are able to, and your are only encouraged to take on responsibility. Teams are extremely autonomous. Benefits are second to none, lunch and snacks are great! Free Beer.

Cons

Lots of teams with their own plans, coordinating timelines, releases and features is/can be a challenge. You don't always know what other teams are working on, and how far along their projects might be (there is no secrecy, you can talk to them, it's just not as transparent as it could be).

5.0

Apr 24, 2013

Greatest company I've worked for with a proven product and very awesome people with which to collaborate

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Spotify is within the ideal company size range between a large, established brand and smaller, scrappier startup. You're free to take time off work to sit in on lunch and learns and other such knowledge sharing extracurricular activities/meetings but you still get to have a major influence over the product even as a new hire. Because of the Swedish culture influence you will not be ground down to ash by being overworked - it is not expected at all for one to be working at the office for greater than 8-9 hours a day - but excellence is still encouraged so going the extra mile if the individual can fit it in is met with high appreciation.

Cons

We don't have the resources of a larger company but we move slower than a startup so it can be frustrating when you see corners being cut due to time constraints or new and/or open source technologies being ignored just for the sake of building a lesser alternative in-house. We need to leverage the strengths of our developers so as to move more quickly instead of dogmatically sticking to a specific set of technologies which could very well be obsoleted within years.

4.0

Mar 27, 2013

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

-Amazing culture with some of the brightest engineers I've ever worked with... and we get to play with music data! - Minimal politics and autonomous teams means engineers actually shape the product features. - Great relationship between product and engineering. - Bands regularly come by and give in-office performances. - Fully stocked kitchen and open office layout. - MUSIC!

Cons

Management is a bit lacking. There are some managers that have management positions because they've been with the company the longest and not because they are the most capable or qualified.

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