Backend Engineer - Advertising
Description For Backend Engineer - Advertising
Spotify, the world's leading audio streaming platform, is seeking a Backend Engineer to join their Advertising Product & Technology team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on scaling Spotify's Free Product and Podcast Monetization Mission, impacting hundreds of millions of fans and thousands of advertisers.
As a Backend Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of building a next-generation advertising platform, working on product features, advertiser publishing tools, and insights and reporting functionalities. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop complex technical solutions for podcast and ad services technology platforms.
Key responsibilities include designing scalable backend systems and APIs, architecting and developing Java services for millions of users, and working with data processing frameworks like Scio, Storm, Spark, and Google Cloud Platform. You'll be a technical leader in an agile team, contributing to Spotify's backend developer community and driving architecture across the company.
The ideal candidate has 4+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer, proficiency in Java, and a track record of working with stakeholders to develop APIs and systems. You should have experience with distributed, high-volume services and an interest in big data processing. A deep understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms is essential, along with a commitment to shipping high-quality code.
Spotify offers a competitive salary range of $122,716 - $175,308, plus equity. Benefits include health insurance, six months paid parental leave, a 401(k) plan, monthly meal allowance, and generous paid time off. The role is remote-friendly within the North America region, operating in the Eastern Standard time zone.
Join Spotify and be part of a diverse, inclusive workplace that values creativity and innovation. Help revolutionize the way the world listens to music and podcasts while working with cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities For Backend Engineer - Advertising
- Collaborate with key internal partners to determine how to scalably design backend systems and APIs
- Architect, develop, and operate Java services deployed to millions of users
- Work with data engineers to build and maintain batch and real-time data pipelines
- Be a technical leader and valued contributor in an autonomous, cross-functional agile team
- Collaborate with other engineers, product owners, and designers to identify and solve challenging problems
- Be a leader of the Spotify-wide backend developer community affecting and driving our architecture across the company
Requirements For Backend Engineer - Advertising
- 4+ years of working experience as a Backend Engineer
- Experience with Java
- Experience working directly with stakeholders to understand, document and develop APIs and systems
- Experience writing distributed, high-volume services and deploying them in production
- Interest in big data processing technologies
- Deep understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms
- Care about quality and know what it means to ship high quality code
Benefits For Backend Engineer - Advertising
- Health Insurance
- Parental Leave
- 401k
- Monthly Meal Allowance
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Sick Leave
