I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Spotify (Stockholm, Stockholm) in Oct 2015
Interview
I was contacted by an internal recruiter on Linkedin.
1. Skype call with the recruiter that explained more about the company, a possible relocation and also talked about my current status.
2. Screening interview with simple questions related to web and CS.
3. Hangouts with 2 other developers solving CS problems on a shared pad.
4. On site interview (5h)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
CS algorithms (nothing out of the ordinary), System Design - designing an app (FE and BE), culture interview (very important)
I applied online. I interviewed at Spotify (Leeds, England) in Dec 2025
Interview
Tehnical interview that included a coding challenge, followed by system design whiteboard, and finally questions about frontend
The inteview was done online via google meet, and used online collaborative coding tools like figma
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding challenge using online tool to manipulate strings
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Spotify
Interview
First the screening to evaluate if you are a good fit, Then a technical interview to see if you are good enough to continue, Then final rounds of interview, four stages on domain, programming, design and culture. Definitely they care a lot about culture, soft engineering skills and your potential more than a tiny technical knowledge about the role. Nothing you can do particularly to practice. On the technical side, the questions are rather easy-medium, so you don't need to crack the cracking the coding interview books or spend days on leetcode, implement b+ trees etc. Be yourself and communicate well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you ever encountered with discrimination towards a colleague on work, what would you do?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Spotify (New York, NY) in Sep 2022
Interview
i. Phone Screen with Recruiter ii. 75 Min Technical Screen via CoderPad iii. 5 Hour Onsite (Programming, Web Domain, Values, System Design ) The interviewers were kind and the questions asked were not difficult. I wasn't given any LC style questions on any of the interviews, expect more practical everyday coding problems.