I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Spotify in June 2020
Interview
I submitted my application online and received a call one week after. The whole process is quite timely and logical. This bit is for who is in the process. On the day, I was told they have 60k applications for 250 open roles, and I should be happy that I made it to get a call. At the time, I feel it was belittling and said something that could have been a deal-breaker in response to why I want to join the band. I said everything looks great from my research on Spotify, so I have decided to throw my hat in the ring. Instead, maybe I should have said music carries me through good times and bad, and I would love to be part of it and spread this impact. In short, be ready to demonstrate that you have brought into the mission and passionate about it. In terms of motivation, it's a process of "is" rather than "becoming". Good luck to all!
I applied online. I interviewed at Spotify (Toronto, ON) in Apr 2026
Interview
So, At first it was HR interview, After that a technical interview (SQL and Python - 2 questions each) and a long code of SQL that needed to be explained.
After that. I had an interview with Hiring Manager and a case study in the last round. It had 4 rounds in total.
The hiring manager started the first round interview with "I'm gonna get ahead of this but based on your experience I don't think it's a good fit." Huh?? Then why do the interview in the first place? this wasn't even a referral? They were dismissive the whole interview and I couldn't wait for it to end. Also mentioned the role wouldn't be technical which tells me the JD was misleading. Additionally, the pay is below average for the level of experience they were requiring. Overall, not worth it - especially if the interview would be indicative of management style.
Had a first round interview with a recruiter, questions were about examples of A\B testing, a visualization dashboard, and once we worked on performance metrics. Interview rounds are 5 one online coding, a hiring manager, a case and presentation.
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Question 1
A\B testing, Dashboards, screen coding, case presentation