I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Spotify in Mar 2022
Interview
Recruiter stage was fine. The recruiter was friendly and quickly moved me on to the second round.
In the second round I interviewed with an engineer and was asked to work through an easy/moderate difficulty algorithm question. I got the simple O(N^2) solution fairly quickly and then reduced it to O(N) time and space complexity when he asked. The conversation seemed to go well and he implied that I would probably be moving on to the next round.
Days pass and I reach out to the recruiter because I haven't heard anything and she informs me that I won't be moving on and I should wait "a few months" before applying to other roles. I reached out to the engineer who interviewed me for feedback. He said he liked me and that he indicated I should move on to the next round. Despite that they just decided that I wasn't a good fit for any current roles after having me complete the first two rounds of the interview process. It's a very odd and frustrating experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It was similar to the standard leetcode medium difficulty
I applied online. I interviewed at Spotify (New York, NY) in May 2026
Interview
Spoke with a recruiter, was ghosted after the interview. He asked all the standard questions - why Spotify, expected level, salary expectation, what are the priorities, why left previous company, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the most complicated project you were working on in your previous company?
Initial HR Call and screening, then arround two weeks later leet code task, followed by on-site architectural/design test and the final culture fit check with HR/Managers. Overall the process was 3-4 weeks.
I applied online. I interviewed at Spotify in Dec 2025
Interview
The interview process was long and drawn out. It took 2.5 months with multiple delays and rearrangements from Spotify side. I can’t fault the actual interviewers, they were very nice and considerate, but the organisation of the process was very messy and disorganised. At the end I received a rejection with no feedback on Christmas Eve.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Debug a production system with logs and Linux commands