Rewarding and great work-life balance, but pay and vision lack clarity - Data Scientist Spotify Employee Review

4.0
14 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work-life balance Benefits Genuinely interesting people Sophisticated data and engineering systems Rewarding work

Cons

Pay is not competitive Unclear vision from leadership

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5.0
3 June 2026
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Pros

Great team morale and work styles

Cons

Sadly impacted by company layoffs

5.0
14 May 2026
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

It has started moving much faster than in prior years and there's a lot of emphasis on moving fast through AI. The culture is still pretty fun and it feels like you're working for a fun product

Cons

Spotify, as an app, is trying to find out what the next ten years look like for them. Right now leadership is experimenting with different directions and features so expect ambiguity and changing of scope and orgs

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