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Spotify Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 9 Jan 2025

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1 interview found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Not Selected
Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Resume related questions

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Job Portal

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Question related to Binary Search
  • Q2. Question related to JS closures, prototype inheritance, etc

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Sep 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic aptitude and graduation based OS, CN, DAA and DBMS questions

Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Psychological warfare, to be honest
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on DBMS, CN and DAA

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Maintain positive attitude and confidence while showcasing yourself. Technical knowledge required is the basics covered. Focus on DBMS & Linux if up for a development based role

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Oct 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(7 Questions)

  • Q1. C# abstraction and encapsulation
  • Q2. Reflection and indexers in c#
  • Ans. 

    Reflection and indexers in C#

    • Reflection allows inspecting and manipulating metadata of types, objects, and assemblies at runtime

    • Indexers provide a way to access elements of a class or struct using array-like syntax

    • Reflection can be used to dynamically access and invoke indexers

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  • Q3. Difference between ienumerable and iqueryable
  • Ans. 

    IEnumerable is read-only and forward-only while IQueryable is queryable and can be filtered.

    • IEnumerable is used for in-memory collections while IQueryable is used for querying databases.

    • IQueryable is more efficient for large datasets as it allows for server-side filtering.

    • IQueryable extends IEnumerable and adds additional functionality for querying data sources.

    • Example: IEnumerable numbers = new List { 1, 2, 3 }; IQuer

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Difference between rank and dense rank in c#
  • Ans. 

    Rank assigns unique numbers to each distinct value, while dense rank assigns consecutive numbers to each distinct value.

    • Rank and DenseRank are used to assign a unique number to each distinct value in a sorted list.

    • Rank assigns a unique number to each distinct value, but leaves gaps for ties.

    • DenseRank assigns consecutive numbers to each distinct value, without leaving gaps for ties.

    • In C#, Rank and DenseRank are availabl...

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  • Q5. Difference between function and Stored procedure
  • Ans. 

    Functions return a value while stored procedures do not.

    • Functions are used to perform a specific task and return a value to the caller.

    • Stored procedures are used to execute a set of statements and do not return a value.

    • Functions can be used in SQL statements while stored procedures cannot.

    • Functions can be called from within stored procedures.

    • Functions can be used in expressions while stored procedures cannot.

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  • Q6. Difference between clustered and non clustered index
  • Ans. 

    Clustered index determines the physical order of data in a table, while non-clustered index has a separate structure.

    • Clustered index sorts and stores the data rows in the table based on their key values, while non-clustered index has a separate structure that contains the key values and a pointer to the data row.

    • A table can have only one clustered index, while it can have multiple non-clustered indexes.

    • Clustered index ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. Difference between execute scalar and execute nonquery
  • Ans. 

    ExecuteScalar returns single value while ExecuteNonQuery does not return any value.

    • ExecuteScalar is used for retrieving a single value from the database, such as a count or sum.

    • ExecuteNonQuery is used for executing SQL statements that do not return any value, such as INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE.

    • ExecuteScalar returns the first column of the first row of the result set, while ExecuteNonQuery returns the number of rows affecte...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Planetcast Software Engineer interview:
  • C#.Net
  • .Net Core
  • SQL Server
  • MySQL
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - They will ask basics of c# and hire for media application

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Assignment 

According to skills and experience

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. One one round with technical person then manager
  • Q2. It's upto your resume and skills
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion and final round with general manager

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Overall great experience healthy environment
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Multithreading and Concurrency
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Jan 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. - MVVM & Clean Architecture - Protocol Oriented Programming and other iOS Basics - AVFoundation, AVPlayer, DRM (Digital Right Management) - Offline Playback - Live Streaming (Linear Streaming) - Core Data...
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Scenario Based System Design like - Design the homepage of Zee5 - Design Player of infinite feeds

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - - Brush up the basics of iOS
- Be good in architecture pattern
- Gather Knowledge on Player

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. What is difference between interface and abstract class
  • Ans. 

    An interface is a contract that defines the methods that a class must implement, while an abstract class can provide some implementation.

    • An interface can only have abstract methods, while an abstract class can have both abstract and non-abstract methods.

    • A class can implement multiple interfaces, but can only inherit from a single abstract class.

    • Interfaces are used to achieve multiple inheritance in Java.

    • Abstract classe...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is enum
  • Ans. 

    Enum is a data type that consists of a set of named values.

    • Enums are used to define a set of constants that can be assigned to a variable.

    • They make code more readable and maintainable.

    • Example: enum Color { RED, GREEN, BLUE }

    • Enums can also have values assigned to them, like enum Size { SMALL = 1, MEDIUM = 2, LARGE = 3 }

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Assignment 

Create a Movie application on compose using mvvm

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Node.js event loop, streams, concurrency etc.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - In-depth Node.js questions were asked.
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