Fullstack Backend Engineer - Platform Developer Experience

Global music and audio streaming platform revolutionizing how people listen to and discover music.
London, UKStockholm, Sweden
Backend
Mid-Level Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
3+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Consumer

Description For Fullstack Backend Engineer - Platform Developer Experience

Join Spotify's Platform Developer Experience (PDX) team as a mid-level Fullstack Engineer, where you'll play a crucial role in enhancing developer productivity across the organization. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work with a small, agile team focused on improving developer workflows and establishing engineering standards.

As a Fullstack Backend Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of developing and maintaining tools that make Spotify's engineering processes more efficient. Your work will span across backend, frontend, and data domains, with a particular emphasis on backend development. You'll be involved in creating Backstage plugins, managing datasets, and implementing various developer experience improvements.

The role combines technical expertise with product thinking, requiring proficiency in languages like Java, TypeScript/JavaScript, and Python. You'll work in a flexible, hybrid environment based in either Stockholm or London, collaborating with teams across Spotify's engineering organization. This position is perfect for a generalist developer who enjoys working across the tech stack and has a passion for improving developer workflows.

What makes this role unique is the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, including Generative AI solutions, while contributing to the productivity of one of the world's leading music streaming platforms. You'll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement, making a direct impact on how Spotify's engineering teams work and deliver.

Last updated 9 days ago

Responsibilities For Fullstack Backend Engineer - Platform Developer Experience

  • Work across the full stack with emphasis on backend to improve developer experience
  • Design, develop, and maintain tools, systems, and resources including Backstage plugins, datasets, and libraries
  • Conduct exploratory work and evaluate third party tools, especially Generative AI solutions
  • Work with other engineering teams to implement productivity improvements in existing systems
  • Maintain and evolve datasets powering developer experience metrics

Requirements For Fullstack Backend Engineer - Platform Developer Experience

Java
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
  • Proficiency in Java
  • Experience with TypeScript/JavaScript and Python
  • Solid backend foundation and comfort working across the tech stack
  • Experience with broad set of technologies including experimentation, UX/frontend, API design, and cloud stacks like GCP
  • Generalist mindset with product-focused approach
  • Experience in developer experience space and familiarity with productivity frameworks (bonus)

Benefits For Fullstack Backend Engineer - Platform Developer Experience

  • Flexible work arrangements

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