Spotify Reviews
Updated 15 Nov 2019
"Great values, good work life balance" (in 49 reviews)
"Lots of free food, I have lost weight since leaving" (in 35 reviews)
"growing pains and learning how to be efficient" (in 20 reviews)
"The salary is not great compared to other companies in Stockholm, but including the other perks (like stock options) it's still a pretty neat package" (in 16 reviews)
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"Summer Intern 2015"
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RecommendsI worked at Spotify for less than a year
Pros
Fully trusted and given reposnibility. Interesting and challenging tasks. I leaned a lot. Easy hours. Fun environment. Perfect office location in Stockholm.
Cons
Spotify is not able to give you a full-time offer right after the internship. Depends on availability of positions when you are finishing school. Most of the office is on vacation during July.
Spotify2015-11-04 "Analyst"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Spotify full-time
Pros
Good perks, snacks and salary
Cons
Work hard, work with truthfulness, honesty and pace
Spotify2018-11-25"Good"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Spotify
Pros
Wages are good and pressure less work and good culture
Cons
Management policies and hr policies are bad
Spotify2018-07-11"Work on a product you love"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Spotify full-time for more than a year
Pros
Spotify hires top talent and has great growth prospects. The CEO is clearly the smartest person at the company.
Cons
Pay is competitive in Stockholm but in NYC it is not when compared with Google, Facebook, or Netflix.
Spotify2019-11-15"Quite simply the best place I have ever worked"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Spotify full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
The people The attitude towards each other The leadership team Exciting challenge
Cons
Many career progression opportunities only exist if you are prepared to be located in specific regions, namely Stockholm or New York.
Spotify2019-11-12"Great place to work, and have fun with music"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Spotify full-time for less than a year
Pros
Very good environment, friendly colleagues, a lot of trust and vision from PM and managers
Cons
Work life balance should be less life, sometimes.
Spotify2019-11-09"Best company to work for!!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Spotify full-time for more than a year
Pros
I have been at the company for two years. Never have I worked somewhere where there is such a focus on staff well being and staff engagement. The office environment is second to none - We moved in last year and it’s absolutely wonderful. It’s been designed with staff in mind so there are loads amazing areas to work from, you have the Hideaway which is for quiet working with cool sofas and a smoothie bar, Fitness... Studio, collaborative squad areas for teams, the ‘pitstop’ for grab and go items with fridges stocked to the brim with free food and drinks and we are all eagerly awaiting new new ground floor to open which will include a stage area, cafeteria for free hot meals, coffee shop, games rooms etc. Spotify is unique in that it is headquartered out of Stockholm. New York and London are its 2nd and 3rd biggest hubs. You get to travel pretty frequently if you so wish which one of my favourite things about the company - It’s truly global. All meeting rooms are decked out with Google Hangouts too so it’s super easy to have video calls with anyone no matter their location . All staff get new Apple Macs upon joining and the choice of an Android or iPhone - We are very lucky to be given the very latest in technology whereas lots of my previous companies would give staff pretty old stuff to work with. The benefits are insane such as stock options upon joining, Bupa Dental, Bupa Healthcare, 6 months full pay maternity and paternity benefit with a 7th month gradual back to work, 12% pension (4% you 8% Spotify), 6 free counselling sessions a year, flu vaccinations, weekly massages, agile working so you can work from home pretty frequently thanks to Google Hangouts, crazy amount of free food and snacks daily and great Summer and Holiday parties too. Everyone is super friendly which make it an incredibly enjoyable environment to work in.
Show MoreCons
We hire 120 every month globally so there needs to be a focus on ensuring that the culture remains there. That’s like the size of a company every month.
Advice to Management
Keep doing what you are doing. I’m inspired to be working for a ‘change the world my company which is focused on ensuring we are the best audio platform in the world.
Spotify2019-11-08"Great"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Spotify full-time
Pros
Great place to work all around
Cons
there are no cons to working here
Spotify2019-11-08"Amazing Company to work for"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Spotify full-time for more than a year
Pros
Open and transparent culture, Good Benefits, Opportunity to travel
Cons
Lack of career growth, Ambiguous environment
Advice to Management
Senior Leadership team is excellent.
Spotify2019-11-06"Office Manager"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Spotify full-time for more than a year
Pros
Amazing benefits and fantastic culture in Sydney office
Cons
Small teams, everyone works very, very hard. Not a bad thing if you have the right people in your team, but can be seen as very intense workload for people who aren't used to putting their head down/have adequate time management skills.
Spotify2019-10-27