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Spotify Data Engineer Interview Questions

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

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CodingStart here. 10 questions · ~88 min
Sliding Window Max Subarray SumMedium
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Find the maximum sum of exactly k consecutive Spotify track metrics using a fixed-size sliding window.

Basic AlgorithmsArraysSliding WindowSpotify
Coding: Three SumEasy
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Find all unique triplets summing to zero using sorting and two pointers in O(n²) time.

leetcodeAlgorithmsSpotify
Searching in a Binary Search TreeEasy

Explain how BST search works by comparing the target at each node and analyze best, average, and worst-case time complexity.

time complexitySearchingTreesSpotify
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SQL & Data Manipulation4 questions + 2 drills · ~55 min
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Pipelines7 questions · ~62 min
Top Songs Near Real TimeMedium

Evaluates streaming and near-real-time data engineering design for Spotify listening data.

data engineeringreal-time dataSpotify
Design a Data Pipeline: NoSQL vs SQLMedium

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

pipeline designdatabaseSpotify
CAP Theorem in Distributed SystemsMedium

Evaluates understanding of CAP theorem trade-offs in distributed systems.

distributed systemsSpotify
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Behavioral & Leadership28 questions · ~247 min
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