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Spotify Data Engineer Interview Questions

Review this list of 5 Spotify Data Engineer interview questions and answers verified by hiring managers and candidates.
  • Spotify logoAsked at Spotify 
    126 answers
    Video answer for 'Tell me about yourself.'
    +118

    "As you know, this is the most important question for any interview. Here is a structure I like to follow, Start with 'I'm currently a SDE/PM/TPM etc with XYZ company.... ' Mention how you got into PM/TPM/SDE field (explaining your journey) Mention 1 or 2 accomplishments Mention what you do outside work (blogging, volunteer etc) Share why are you looking for a new role Ask the interviewer if they have any questions or will like to dive deep into any of your experience"

    Bipin R. - "As you know, this is the most important question for any interview. Here is a structure I like to follow, Start with 'I'm currently a SDE/PM/TPM etc with XYZ company.... ' Mention how you got into PM/TPM/SDE field (explaining your journey) Mention 1 or 2 accomplishments Mention what you do outside work (blogging, volunteer etc) Share why are you looking for a new role Ask the interviewer if they have any questions or will like to dive deep into any of your experience"See full answer

    Data Engineer
    Behavioral
    +19 more
  • Spotify logoAsked at Spotify 
    36 answers
    +30

    "we can use two pointer + set like maintain i,j and also insert jth character to set like while set size is equal to our window j-i+1 then maximize our answer and increase jth pointer till last index"

    Kishor J. - "we can use two pointer + set like maintain i,j and also insert jth character to set like while set size is equal to our window j-i+1 then maximize our answer and increase jth pointer till last index"See full answer

    Data Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +5 more
  • Spotify logoAsked at Spotify 
    24 answers
    +21

    "def is_valid(s: str) -> bool: stack = [] closeToOpen = { ")" : "(", "]" : "[", "}" : "{" } for c in s: if c in closeToOpen: if stack and stack[-1] == closeToOpen[c]: stack.pop() else: return False else: stack.append(c) return True if not stack else False debug your code below print(is_valid("()[]")) `"

    Anonymous Roadrunner - "def is_valid(s: str) -> bool: stack = [] closeToOpen = { ")" : "(", "]" : "[", "}" : "{" } for c in s: if c in closeToOpen: if stack and stack[-1] == closeToOpen[c]: stack.pop() else: return False else: stack.append(c) return True if not stack else False debug your code below print(is_valid("()[]")) `"See full answer

    Data Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +4 more
  • Spotify logoAsked at Spotify 
    17 answers
    +12

    "I was able to answer this question and the follow-up questions as well"

    Anonymous Wasp - "I was able to answer this question and the follow-up questions as well"See full answer

    Data Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +4 more
  • Spotify logoAsked at Spotify 
    9 answers
    +5

    "Make current as root. 2 while current is not null, if p and q are less than current, go left. If p and q are greater than current, go right. else return current. return null"

    Vaibhav D. - "Make current as root. 2 while current is not null, if p and q are less than current, go left. If p and q are greater than current, go right. else return current. return null"See full answer

    Data Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +4 more
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