What You'll Do
- Design and architect backend systems that power new user-facing features across the subscriptions journey
- Build, deploy, and maintain scalable services with a focus on high availability and low latency
- Collaborate closely with mobile engineers and cross-functional partners across Product, Data Science, User Research, and Design
- Take ownership of services in production, including monitoring, reliability, and participating in an on-call rotation
- Contribute to technical direction and improve system architecture to support long-term scalability
- Support and mentor engineers on the team, helping raise the bar for engineering quality and collaboration
Who You Are
You have experience building backend systems using Java and are comfortable working across modern backend technologies
You have strong computer science fundamentals and experience developing complex, distributed systems at scale
You have worked with cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS and understand how to design cloud-native architectures
You are experienced in designing and developing APIs and systems in collaboration with stakeholders
You are comfortable working across cross-functional teams and can independently drive projects forward
You have experience running services in production and understand operational ownership, reliability, and performance
You are curious, adaptable, and motivated by solving meaningful problems that impact millions of users
Where You'll Be
This role is based in London or Stockholm
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.
Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.
