Is Spotify a good company to work for as a Developer?

Developer professionals working at Spotify have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 140 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Spotify employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Developer Jobs at Spotify now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Developer interview questions at Spotify .

Does Spotify pay Developer employees well?

Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Spotify with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 140 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Developer salaries at Spotify.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Spotify?

Software Engineer (141) , Senior Software Engineer (66) , Data Scientist (53) , Product Manager (38) , Senior Product Manager (29) , Engineering Manager (26) , Intern (26) , Account Manager (25) , Product Designer (24) , Senior Data Scientist (22) , Software Engineer II (22) , Manager (21) , Campaign Manager (20) , Machine Learning Engineer (20) , Client Partner (19)

What are the pros of working at Spotify according to real employee reviews?

"great culture and company values" ((in 291 reviews)); "Working from anywhere is great for people with family and living far from the office." ((in 223 reviews)); "Great benefits; You will have a lot of flexibility and little accountability" ((in 197 reviews)); "Great work/life balance and many perks to indulge on while there" ((in 166 reviews)); "Interesting work and great colleagues" ((in 79 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Spotify according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor." ((in 63 reviews)); "Recent layoffs in Jan 2023 are referred to internally as the "Blood Sacrifices"." ((in 58 reviews)); "Better be best friends with senior leadership if you want a promotion." ((in 56 reviews)); "Swedish salaries are low and only competitive because they pay more than any other local company will." ((in 52 reviews)); "Engineers suffer pretty bad amongst all this because their managers are inexperienced and not able to help them grow." ((in 48 reviews))

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Spotify Developer reviews

3.9

87% would recommend to a friend

(140 total reviews)

Daniel Ek

89% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Developer employees have rated Spotify with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 140 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Spotify is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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140 reviews

4.0

Nov 7, 2024

Solid employer, bad stock options

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good management, helpful coworkers allow you to excel

Cons

bad work life balance, high pressure to deliver effectively

3.0

Oct 12, 2024

Software salary

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

fly you to sweeden for intro days

Cons

people were pretentious and social climbers... not all of them.

5.0

Oct 4, 2024

Great for parents

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Parental benefits are great, people are nice

Cons

Recent layoffs and constant reorgs

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