Engineering Manager - Content Platform

Lead and grow a team of engineers building large-scale systems that power how content is delivered across Spotify

Set technical direction and guide the evolution of backend systems responsible for content distribution

Partner closely with product, design, and platform teams to deliver reliable, high-impact solutions

Ensure highly available, scalable, and performant infrastructure supporting millions of content interactions

Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement within your team

Support engineers through coaching, feedback, and career development

Drive execution across complex, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple systems and stakeholders

Champion best practices in reliability, observability, and system design

You have experience leading and developing engineering teams in a fast-paced, product-driven environment

You bring strong technical experience in distributed systems, backend platforms, or infrastructure at scale

You know how to balance technical direction with people leadership, creating clarity and focus for your team

You are comfortable working across teams and aligning stakeholders toward shared goals

You care deeply about building reliable systems that impact millions of users

You have experience with high-throughput, low-latency systems or data/content delivery pipelines

You communicate clearly and foster an environment where ideas are shared openly

You are motivated by developing others and building inclusive, high-performing teams

This role is based in Stockholm or London

We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in-person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home