I applied online. I interviewed at Spotify (New York, NY) in Mar 2020
Interview
The recruiter reached out and set up time to talk. I then spoke to a product designer, and they asked some questions and asked to look at my portfolio. Afterwards but I didn't hear from them for weeks. Then someone reached back out and had me interview again. After the last interview, I never heard from them, not even an automated email. In general, the people I spoke to were super cagey and rude. I would be hesitant to interview with them again because of this.
Horrible interviewing process where the hiring manager didn't even bother turning on her camera and told me she was so tired from a day of doing interviews and just wanted it to be done.
The portfolio is important to be selected. HR is great to provide all the instructions for each step. Make sure to read them carefully. Feel free to ask questions. They are responsive. Every stakeholder opinion matters, they take extensive notes. Ask for feedback. The feedback they gave me after was very valuable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical behavioural questions, case study of your best work...
A screening call with the recruiter from the UK was not a good experience. The recruiter was not prepared at all. When she was telling me about the role, I could tell she was just reading it from a script, and it was her first time ever reading it. I barely understood what she was saying because it was a very fast monotone reading, and she didn't put any punctuation or enthusiasm. Also, very bad phone quality from her end. Like come on, your job is to interview people. At least get a better mic. There was also a moment when I wanted to share my screen for a better presentation but she said no so I had to walk her through on a not-so-ideal presentation platform. After the presentation, she told me to prepare a more detailed presentation when I already had one ready for it during the call. Definitely not a good experience.