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Spotify is a music streaming platform giving millions of creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the opportunity to enjoy and be passionate about it.

The Subscriptions R&D team at Spotify oversees the entire user journey and ensures innovative engagement at every step. Within this team, the Lingo squad builds localized experiences to accelerate Premium subscriber growth in emerging markets. They've experimented with celebrating cultural moments like Diwali and Ramadan, and are now focusing on building premium fandom experiences around K-Pop and I-Pop, scaling them globally.

As a Senior Backend Engineer in this team, you will:
- Collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, and data scientists to build end-to-end client-facing experiences used by millions of users.
- Architect, develop, and operate scalable backend systems, following good design and development practices.
- Take operational responsibility for team-owned services, including joining an on-call rotation.
- Be a key leader who can coach others and drive continuous improvement in work processes.

The ideal candidate has:
- 5+ years of experience building and operating backend services with Java frameworks.
- Enjoyment in collaborative work on a full-stack team using agile processes.
- Methodical problem-solving skills and the ability to investigate issues in complex systems with a positive attitude.
- A commitment to shipping high-quality code.
- A passion for learning and teaching others, with T-shaped engineering skills.
- The ability to reason about trade-offs of different databases, with hands-on experience in SQL and NoSQL.
- Passion for the work and alignment with Spotify's mission.

This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology, impact millions of users globally, and be part of a team that's shaping the future of music streaming and artist support. Join Spotify in either Stockholm or London to be part of this exciting journey in music technology and user experience innovation.

Senior Backend Engineer for Spotify's Subscriptions R&D team, building scalable systems for user engagement and Premium growth.

Senior Backend Engineer- Markets & Subscriptions

Spotify is a music and podcast streaming platform connecting artists and fans through personalized experiences.

The Personalization team at Spotify is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join their innovative group. This role is crucial in enhancing the user experience by developing and implementing ML models for music recommendations on Spotify's Home surface.

Key Responsibilities:
- Build ML models for generating music recommendation candidates for Spotify's Home surface
- Develop ML models to order music content on carousel shelves
- Collaborate with a cross-functional team to create new user experiences
- Prototype and scale solutions for hundreds of millions of active users
- Conduct A/B testing to improve recommendation experiences
- Participate in an active community of machine learning practitioners
- Occasional on-call monitoring and troubleshooting of production ML systems

Ideal Candidate:
- Strong background in machine learning, especially in personalized algorithms and recommender systems
- Hands-on experience with production ML systems at scale (Java, Scala, Python; TensorFlow a plus)
- Familiarity with data pipeline tools (Apache Beam, Scio) and cloud platforms (GCP, AWS)
- Passion for agile processes, data-driven development, and disciplined experimentation
- Customer-centric approach to development

Work Environment:
- Distributed workforce with flexibility in work location within the Americas
- Option to work from home or office
- Eastern Standard time zone for collaboration
- Competitive base salary range of $171,903 - $245,575 plus equity
- Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, parental leave, 401(k), and more

Join Spotify's Personalization team to shape the future of music recommendations and keep millions of users engaged through personalized experiences.

Senior Machine Learning Engineer role at Spotify, focusing on personalization and music recommendations for the Home surface.

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization- Home Music

Spotify is a leading music streaming platform that emphasizes rapid development and experimentation to improve its products for hundreds of millions of users.

Spotify is seeking a Fullstack/Backend Engineer for their Experimentation Platform team. The role is part of the "Think it, build it, ship it, tweak it" development approach, focusing on providing teams with the platform and best practices for rapid and safe iteration of ideas.

You'll be joining a multidisciplinary team passionate about creating the world's best experimentation platform. This role offers the opportunity to develop a wide range of engineering skills, from core backend systems to sophisticated frontends.

Key responsibilities include:
- Developing new high-scale services within the experimentation domain
- Working across the full stack with an emphasis on backend
- Contributing to an autonomous, multi-functional team
- Collaborating with specialists, product owners, and designers
- Participating in on-call rotations

The ideal candidate has:
- Several years of experience building scalable systems
- Proficiency in Java and TypeScript/JavaScript
- Strong backend foundation with comfort across the entire tech stack
- Experience with technologies like experimentation, UX/frontend, API design, and cloud stacks (e.g., GCP)
- A product-focused mindset and willingness to take initiative
- Deep knowledge of writing robust, maintainable applications
- Understanding of distributed high-volume applications

Spotify offers an environment that supports individual growth through challenging work, hack days, thematic guilds, and various internal training courses. This role is based in London, UK, with a hybrid work arrangement.

Join Spotify's Experimentation Platform team and be part of transforming how products are developed and improved for millions of users worldwide.

Join Spotify as a Fullstack/Backend Engineer to build and improve their Experimentation Platform, enabling rapid product iteration and informed decision-making.

Fullstack/Backend Engineer - Experimentation Platform

Spotify is a music and audio streaming platform that delivers content to millions of users worldwide.

The Experience mission at Spotify is focused on delivering the best Spotify experience to as many people as possible, in as many moments as possible. We are seeking a (embedded) Senior Software Engineer with a solid understanding of C/Rust (C++ is a plus) to join our PPX R&D Studio team. You will be responsible for building the SDK that runs on embedded devices, impacting the way the world experiences music.

Key responsibilities include:
- Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining code in C/Rust
- Building innovative embedded software for millions of users
- Collaborating with specialists within and outside the organization
- Writing scalable, maintainable code for distributed development teams
- Becoming a valued member of an autonomous, cross-functional team

The ideal candidate should have:
- Embedded software development skills
- Passion for developing software for resource-constrained embedded systems
- Expertise in architecting, designing, and developing C code
- Knowledge of Rust
- Strong collaborative and communication skills
- Commitment to code quality, reusability, and testability
- Value for agile and modern engineering practices

This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge embedded systems, bringing the joy of music to millions of users worldwide. Join Spotify and help shape the future of music experiences on various devices and platforms.

Senior Embedded Software Engineer role at Spotify, developing SDKs for embedded devices to enhance music experiences worldwide.

Embedded Engineer - Experience

Spotify is a leading music streaming platform that has developed Backstage, an open-source platform for building developer portals.

Originally conceived in Spotify, Backstage is now a leading SaaS and open source platform for building developer portals. Adopted by thousands of companies, Backstage helps customers to restore order to their microservices and infrastructure and enables product teams to ship high-quality code quickly — without compromising autonomy.

As a Senior Sales Engineer for Backstage at Spotify, you'll be part of a nimble, startup-like team driving an entirely new technology-focused business line. Your role will involve a unique balance of technical knowledge, business acumen, and interpersonal skills to help customers understand and implement Backstage to improve developer productivity.

Key responsibilities include:
- Understanding and explaining Backstage's technical aspects, including architecture, APIs, plugins, and integrations
- Assisting clients with Backstage integration and customization
- Providing technical guidance and troubleshooting support
- Engaging in product demonstrations and proof-of-concept developments
- Collaborating with product management and engineering teams
- Acting as the technical point of contact for clients

The ideal candidate will have:
- Strong background in software engineering or DevOps
- Proficiency in web development (React, TypeScript, Node)
- Experience with cloud platforms and enterprise-level integrations
- Problem-solving abilities with a focus on customer satisfaction
- Prior experience as a Sales Engineer or Solutions Architect
- Hands-on experience with Backstage or similar developer portals

This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of developer productivity tools while working in a dynamic, innovative environment at Spotify.

Senior Sales Engineer role at Spotify for Backstage, an open-source developer portal platform, based in London.

Senior Sales Engineer - Backstage

Spotify is a leading music and audio streaming platform.

We're looking for a Senior Partner Engineer to join our team responsible for partner integrations, including Bluetooth and Spotify Connect, on various devices such as speakers and headphones. In this role, you'll collaborate with internal and external partners to drive integrations, resolve technical issues, and enhance the overall Spotify experience.

As a team member, you'll become an expert in our partner integrations, working with a diverse range of APIs, SDKs, and systems that power integrations for devices like Sonos speakers, Samsung Family Hub, and many others. You'll interface with partners worldwide to integrate the Spotify experience into their platforms or translate their requirements into actionable work for our engineering teams.

Key responsibilities include:
- Driving partner-specific projects to enable the Spotify experience for millions of users globally
- Owning the partner journey and improving related processes
- Developing effective communication strategies
- Unblocking internal and external teams by addressing dependencies and technical risks
- Ensuring reusable partner solutions that consider strategic concerns
- Maintaining high-quality Spotify experiences with partners
- Mentoring less experienced partner engineers

The ideal candidate has experience working closely with partners, excellent communication skills across cultures and domains, and a background in Software Engineering in an agile environment. Proficiency in programming languages like C, C++, and Python is preferred, along with knowledge of build and release tools. You should be comfortable with flexible working hours for international video calls and occasional travel to visit partners.

This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge audio technology integrations, collaborate with global partners, and shape the future of how users experience Spotify across various devices and platforms. Join us in Stockholm to be part of a team that's revolutionizing the way the world listens to music and audio content.

Senior Partner Engineer role at Spotify, focusing on device integrations and partner collaborations.

Senior Partner Engineer - Speakers n' Stuff

Spotify is a leading music and podcast streaming platform that focuses on personalized recommendations to keep millions of users listening worldwide.

The Personalization team at Spotify is seeking a Data Engineer with backend experience to join their team. This role is at the forefront of developing Spotify's recommendation systems, powering personalized content across music, podcasts, and audiobooks. The position offers a unique opportunity to shape how Spotify recommendations work, allowing you to grow your skills in engineering at scale, drive significant business impact, and join a high-energy, positive team environment.

Key responsibilities include:
- Building large-scale data pipelines using frameworks like Scio, BigQuery, Google Cloud Platform, and Apache Beam
- Developing, deploying, and operating Java services that impact millions of users
- Working on machine learning projects to power personalized user experiences
- Collaborating with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders
- Delivering scalable, testable, maintainable, and high-quality code
- Sharing knowledge and promoting standard methodologies

The ideal candidate should have:
- Strong knowledge of Scala and interest in sharing this knowledge
- Experience with JVM-based data processing frameworks (e.g., Beam, Dataflow, Spark)
- Experience deploying and operating Kubernetes-based Java applications
- Knowledge of DevOps best practices and familiarity with Docker
- Understanding of machine learning principles
- Commitment to high-quality code and agile software processes
- Value for collaboration and partnership within teams

This role offers the opportunity to keep millions of users engaged with great recommendations every day, making a significant impact on the Spotify user experience.

Join Spotify as a Data Engineer in Personalization, building large-scale data pipelines and recommendation systems for millions of users.

Data Engineer, Personalization

Spotify is a leading music and podcast streaming platform innovating in audio technology.

Spotify is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join their Speak team, which is the in-house text-to-speech (TTS) team supporting products like DJ, AI Voice Translation, and exciting new unreleased products. The role focuses on building world-class speech technologies that can power the next generation of personalized generative voice products at scale.

As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll be responsible for building large-scale speech and audio data pipelines using frameworks like Google Cloud Platform and Apache Beam. You'll work on machine learning projects powering new generative AI experiences and help build state-of-the-art text-to-speech models. The role involves learning and contributing to the team's understanding of best practices and techniques for building data pipelines for large-scale generative models, including cleaning, filtering, classifying, and labelling.

You'll collaborate with other engineers, researchers, product managers, and stakeholders, taking on learning and leadership opportunities. The ideal candidate has strong Data Engineering experience, particularly with high-volume, heterogeneous data and distributed systems. Proficiency in Python and experience with data processing frameworks like Beam, Dataflow, or Spark is essential. 

This position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge speech technology projects in a dynamic, collaborative environment. You'll be part of a team that values quality, agile processes, and responsible experimentation. If you're passionate about data engineering, machine learning, and building innovative voice products, this role at Spotify could be an excellent fit for your career growth.

Senior Data Engineer role at Spotify, building large-scale speech and audio data pipelines for innovative text-to-speech products.

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