


Spotify spent 2022 upgrading developer hardware.

Spotify ran multiple build tests on different hardware and found that the build times on machines with Apple silicon (the M1 chip and higher) were 43% faster overall (the M1 Pro and M1Max yielded slightly better results than the M1). Spotify conducts quarterly Engineering Satisfaction surveys, and one such survey revealed that longer build times reduced developer productivity and satisfaction. Music streaming service Spotify recently upgraded to the Apple M1 gear for its Client Platform (CLiP) team after internal testing proved the machines are 43% faster than Intel-based Mac systems overall: 50% faster on Android builds and 40% faster on iOS builds.
