Is Spotify a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at Spotify have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 142 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Spotify employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Spotify now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Spotify .

Does Spotify pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Spotify with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 142 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Spotify.

What Spotify locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

New York is the top rated Spotify location by Software Engineer employees.

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))

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Spotify Software Engineer reviews

3.9

87% would recommend to a friend

(142 total reviews)

Daniel Ek

89% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Software Engineer employees have rated Spotify with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 142 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Spotify is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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142 reviews

5.0

Oct 15, 2025

Salaray

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great social support and parenting

Cons

Hard to level up with time

4.0

Aug 24, 2025

Culture going downhill, overall good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good culture and teammates. Enjoyable to work with them and relatively low stress environment compared to other companies - Pay is above average, but largely due to stock appreciation as well.

Cons

- Culture is taking a downhill, leadership more readily breathing down on necks - No incentive to try hard due to lack of refreshers and pay raises

5.0

Jul 30, 2025

Well-run and fun

Software engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Engineering systems are in good shape, with management being receptive to new changes. Engineering department as a whole is extremely talented with innumerable brilliant engineers, colleagues are a joy to work with

Cons

Occasional re-orgs and higher administrative changes feel disruptive and not as helpful as hoped,

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