Is Spotify a good company to work for?

Spotify has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 2,198 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 78% of employees would recommend working at Spotify to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Spotify have been left by employees working as Internship , Machine Learning Engineer and Intern .

Does Spotify pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Spotify employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Spotify. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Spotify?

78% of Spotify employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Spotify 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

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 290 reviews)); "Working from anywhere is great for people with family and living far from the office." ((in 227 reviews)); "Great benefits; You will have a lot of flexibility and little accountability" ((in 188 reviews)); "Great work/life balance and many perks to indulge on while there" ((in 176 reviews)); "Interesting work and great colleagues" ((in 82 reviews))

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

"Management is poor." ((in 61 reviews)); "Recent layoffs in Jan 2023 are referred to internally as the "Blood Sacrifices"." ((in 55 reviews)); "Leadership in product is bad." ((in 55 reviews)); "Engineers suffer pretty bad amongst all this because their managers are inexperienced and not able to help them grow." ((in 49 reviews)); "Swedish salaries are low and only competitive because they pay more than any other local company will." ((in 46 reviews))

What are employees saying about Spotify layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Spotify layoffs and their outlook for job security at Spotify in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Spotify locations?

New York , Los Angeles , Boston , San Francisco , Miami , Chicago , Somerville , Washington , Houston , Atlanta , Sweden , Charlotte , Phoenix , Detroit , Cleveland , Riverside , San Diego , Jersey City , Florence , Bronx , Brooklyn , Nyack , White Plains , Mesa , Stockholm , Portland , Canada , Austin , Minneapolis , Indianapolis

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3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(270 total reviews)

Daniel Ek

78% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

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4.0

Jun 19, 2018

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

-Great culture -Great benefits -Internal mobility is encouraged -Management genuinely cares about the staff

Cons

-Management sometimes disorganized -Still figuring things out -Salary is low compared to industry

5.0

May 27, 2018

Great but may not be for everybody

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Full of smart, personable people. There’s a huge amount of autonomy and self-management for teams and individuals. I don’t know whether this is typical for Swedish companies, but it’s unlike any other company I’ve worked for in the US. You’re working for a household name with a great product. Pay is good and benefits are excellent.

Cons

The autonomy means that sometimes there’s duplication and sometimes there’s cases of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing. Most of the time everything works well, but it’s not always clear how! I feel some of my American co-workers find the degree of self-management to be disconcerting. This is not a top-down company and not all can handle that. The company is also very dedicated to its values, and takes diversity and inclusion very seriously. If you don’t like the sound of that, don’t apply to work here: you won’t fit in.

3.0

May 17, 2018

Fun

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun environment Really nice offices

Cons

Low salaries Expected to work 24//7

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