Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite un selezionatore. La procedura ha richiesto 3 mesi. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Spotify (New York, NY)
Colloquio
Recruiter reached out on LinkedIn. Took around 3 months. OA was LC easy-medium + a logic puzzle. Recruiter screen was standard - background etc. Tech screening had 1 coding round (LC medium, string + hashmap) and some light system design questions. Onsite was 4 rounds: 1 coding (graphs/trees), 1 sys design (music recommendation system), 1 behavioral (Spotify culture + past teamwork challenges), and 1 case study (handling a real-time service outage). Case study was the trickiest - felt like a live debugging session under pressure. LC grind is key, but sys design depth matters too - practice as much as u can. grokking sys design + mock interviews with ex spotify coach on Prepfully were super helpful. Interview process was a bit long but smooth - no complaints
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
design a recommendation engine for a music streaming service like Spotify
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Spotify (New York, NY) nel mese di mag 2026
Colloquio
Spoke with a recruiter, was ghosted after the interview. He asked all the standard questions - why Spotify, expected level, salary expectation, what are the priorities, why left previous company, etc.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
What was the most complicated project you were working on in your previous company?
Initial HR Call and screening, then arround two weeks later leet code task, followed by on-site architectural/design test and the final culture fit check with HR/Managers. Overall the process was 3-4 weeks.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Spotify nel mese di dic 2025
Colloquio
The interview process was long and drawn out. It took 2.5 months with multiple delays and rearrangements from Spotify side. I can’t fault the actual interviewers, they were very nice and considerate, but the organisation of the process was very messy and disorganised. At the end I received a rejection with no feedback on Christmas Eve.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
Debug a production system with logs and Linux commands
