Since this article uses Spotify as an example, I'll use a Quora reply from a Spotify Employee

Does Spotify hire remote employees?

If you have something spectacular to bring to the table and absolutely won't come aboard otherwise. Otherwise, no.

Spotify is not 37Signals - we work in small units called squads, and each squad fits into a medium-sized room. It extremely efficient, but totally suboptimal environment for remote workers, because we cannot shoot you with nerf darts to call your attention when it's time for the daily standup.