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      Data Scientist Interview

      9 Feb 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Spotify

      Interview

      Really bad interview process. There were 4 rounds, and the final round is a full day of interviewing and requires doing a lengthy (>4hr) take-home assignment. All in all, it was at least a 12-15hr time commitment for the full process. Additionally, the interviewing was inefficient with repeat interviewers. Lots of red flags to watch out for: - Recruiters are not responsive and don't provide much guidance on the interview process (compare that to Meta, which helps candidates prepare and fully leads them through the process). - FTE Interviewers weren't even enthused about their own company. The culture seems to lean towards bottom->up, which creates some difficulty in getting alignment and having impact. Too entrepreneurial and isolated. Also, some DS roles seem to skew towards data analysis (creating and monitoring KPIs) which is something to keep in mind. Employees didn't seem happy about that. - Coding questions are done through an actual compiler. This creates some frustrations and waste of time if you're not familiar with the dialect of SQL they use. Seriously, who cares if you know T-SQL vs. MySQL vs. SQL-XYZ. Move to a non-compiling version or pseudo-SQL where the interviewer can move on to more effective questions rather than fixing a MySQL-specific syntax error.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      SQL questions, python/R questions, take-home case study
      Answer question
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      Data Scientist Interview

      6 May 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Toronto, ON
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Spotify (Toronto, ON) in Apr 2026

      Interview

      So, At first it was HR interview, After that a technical interview (SQL and Python - 2 questions each) and a long code of SQL that needed to be explained. After that. I had an interview with Hiring Manager and a case study in the last round. It had 4 rounds in total.
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      Data Scientist Interview

      21 Feb 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Spotify

      Interview

      The hiring manager started the first round interview with "I'm gonna get ahead of this but based on your experience I don't think it's a good fit." Huh?? Then why do the interview in the first place? this wasn't even a referral? They were dismissive the whole interview and I couldn't wait for it to end. Also mentioned the role wouldn't be technical which tells me the JD was misleading. Additionally, the pay is below average for the level of experience they were requiring. Overall, not worth it - especially if the interview would be indicative of management style.
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      Data Scientist Interview

      4 Feb 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Spotify

      Interview

      Had a first round interview with a recruiter, questions were about examples of A\B testing, a visualization dashboard, and once we worked on performance metrics. Interview rounds are 5 one online coding, a hiring manager, a case and presentation.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      A\B testing, Dashboards, screen coding, case presentation
      Answer question