Top 47
Prep plan
Updated weekly · Last refresh Oct 17

Spotify Data Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Spotify Data Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

47questions
~8htotal time
Track your progressSign up free to work through all 47 questions and resume where you left off.
Start practicing free →
1
CodingStart here. 13 questions · ~139 min
DSA: Fibonacci SequenceEasy
Practice

Generate the first n Fibonacci numbers iteratively and analyze the algorithm's time and space complexity.

ArraysData StructuressqlSpotify
Fibonacci Implementation and ComplexityEasy
Practice

Compute the nth Fibonacci number efficiently with constant auxiliary space.

Dynamic ProgrammingAlgorithmsSpotify
More Coding questions with a free account
2
SQL & Data Manipulation5 questions · ~54 min
Top Songs Per User Rolling WindowHard
Practice

Rank each user's most-played songs for every rolling seven-day window using PostgreSQL aggregations and ranking.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsRankingSpotify
Window Functions for Listening DataMedium
Practice

Calculate chronological listening totals and duration-based ranks for each Spotify user.

Window FunctionsJoinsData ManipulationSpotify
More SQL & Data Manipulation questions with a free account

Sign up to see every question

Create a free account to unlock this list and practice real interview questions.

Get my prep plan
3
Pipelines7 questions · ~75 min
Top 10 Songs Last Week System DesignHard

Assesses end-to-end system design skills for large-scale analytics on Spotify data.

system designdata engineeringSpotify
Design a Data Pipeline: NoSQL vs SQLMedium

Evaluates data modeling and storage choices for Spotify-scale pipelines.

pipeline designdatabaseSpotify
More Pipelines questions with a free account
4
Technical Fundamentals3 questions · ~32 min
Eventual Consistency Trade-offsMedium

Tests understanding of consistency models and practical implications for data pipelines.

Decision Makingtechnical experiencedata integritySpotify
More Technical Fundamentals questions with a free account
5
Behavioral & Leadership18 questions · ~193 min
More Behavioral & Leadership questions with a free account
6
More topics1 question · ~11 min
Apache Iceberg vs Hive TablesMedium

Tests knowledge of modern table formats and their impact on reliability and performance.

best practicestechnical experienceData ModelingSpotify
The finish line: interview-readyComplete all 47 questions to finish this plan.