Spotify·Data Scientist

Spotify Data Scientist interview experience

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Toronto, ONPosted May 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a pretty structured four-round loop.

It started with an HR conversation, then moved into a technical interview that mixed SQL and Python. In that technical round, I was asked multiple SQL questions plus a couple Python questions, and there was also a longer SQL task that I had to walk through and explain.

After that, I met with the hiring manager. The last round was a case study, and the overall vibe felt like they were looking for how I reason through data problems end to end—not just whether I could code. The process felt difficult overall, and I didn’t end up with an offer.

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