Great place to coast (used to be). Now it is a little Amazon. - Software Engineer II Spotify Employee Review

1.0
Jul 2, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* Great place to coast * Holidays * Decent tech (especially if compared to Big Tech companies)

Cons

* Total compensation non in line with the other Big Tech companies * Comp reviews are shady. Promos extremely political and difficult. * Bad middle management. PMs in R&D are a complete joke. * Layoffs * WFA bs to save up some money and pretend you did not hire a bunch of nerds who would rather die than having a IRL conversation with a human being.

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5.0
Jul 19, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits and quality of life

Cons

Easy to get lost in the size of the company. Always a "what if" after large layoffs.

3.0
Jul 21, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay, ok work life balance, trips to sweden, strong engineers

Cons

Pay is lowish, management needs a lot of improvement,

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