Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite un selezionatore. La procedura ha richiesto 3 mesi. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Spotify (Londra, Inghilterra) nel mese di mag 2022
Colloquio
The actual technical interviews (5 in total) were really nice and the interviewers open & accommodating (apart from one of them, in which the interviewer came across as smug and a know-it-all). I actually think I did pretty well, however I was not offered the position - which is fine, there are other opportunities out there and life moves on. However, the experience with the recruiter was really bad - very rigid in communication, no real, actionable feedback at the end of what was almost a 3-month process. Moreover, I actually had to chase them myself for a few times after the final rounds, since I heard absolutely nothing from them for a few weeks.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
Coding - DS & A
Behavioural
System design
Another coding (same theme as 1st round)
Case study
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. La procedura ha richiesto un giorno. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Spotify (Londra, Inghilterra)
Colloquio
I had an intital interview, but I knew I would fail, The recruiter seemed disinterested and moody like tired. I got asked the typical questions like salary and stuff, but I knew I was going to fail the interview due to the above.
I think if I had a different more professional interviewer I would have passed.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. La procedura ha richiesto 3 settimane. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Spotify (Londra, Inghilterra) nel mese di apr 2025
Colloquio
I had 3 rounds:
1. Phone screening with hiring manager: my background, feedback culture. Fairly standard.
2. Technical screening with 2 engineers: tell in depth about one of my recent projects, general technical questions (TCP/UPD, DNS, etc). One easy LeetCode problem.
3. 4 interviews on last stage: values, algo & ds, system design, case study.
Values - normal set of values/behavioral questions that should be answered with STAR.
Algo & DS - 1 medium LeetCode problem.
System Design - basic system design task, not complex system.
Case study - debug previously occurred production incident.
Interview process was good, hiring manager kept me updated during whole process and helped a lot. Interviewers were great and friendly, I did not feel like it was "gotcha" type of interviews, but rather they genuinely tried to know more about me.
My advice: clearly explain and speak aloud your thought process on technical interviews, and prepare STAR format answers for most commonly asked values questions in advance and memorize your answers.
1 phone screen, and onsite 1 technical, 1 system design, behavioral, and case study. All leetcode style. Traditional. They are very slow however. They will compare you with other candidates and get all the feedback at once. It's an employers market most definitely.
