Spotify·Software Engineer

Spotify Software Engineer interview experience

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CanadaPosted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After speaking with a recruiter by phone, I moved into a single, focused interview with a senior software engineer that lasted about 75 minutes.

The format was very structured: I started by introducing a side project, then we moved into technical Q&A based on what I’d shared, and finally I did live coding in the style of classic LeetCode problems.

The whole thing felt fairly straightforward in pacing, but the interview itself was still technical and required me to think on my feet—especially during the live coding segment. Overall, it didn’t feel like a casual chat; it was clearly designed to assess both my depth of knowledge and how I operate while coding in real time. I didn’t end up getting an offer, but the process felt organized

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