Spotify Software Engineer reviews

3.9

87% would recommend to a friend

(141 total reviews)
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Daniel Ek

89% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Software Engineer employees have rated Spotify with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 141 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Spotify is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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141 reviews
5.0
May 21, 2017

Best place to work

Recommend
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Pros

Amazing mission of improving the world though music. Actively trying to help both music fans and artists. Great culture and incredible co-workers. Challenging problems to solve. Fantastic tools and hardware. Fun!

Cons

Demands more commitment than many other jobs.

4.0
Mar 14, 2017
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Great employee perks (snacks, drinks, concerts) Great colleagues!

Cons

Highly political environment Focus changes regularly and medium or long term tasks are almost impossible to achieve. Product leads the company and pays little attention to tech debt. Little opportunities to get a salary raise or career progress.

5.0
Feb 3, 2017

Love the Music

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Benefits. Boston location is near lots of food and shopping. Free Food. Free Snacks. Free Soda Working with the brightest people in the tech industry. Progressive company that truly means it when they say they strive for diversity and inclusion. Office has music playing at all times. It is was one of the best parts about the boston office is the democratized music playing robot!

Cons

Not really a con, but Swedish culture can be difficult for people who are from traditional american style of leadership.

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