Spotify - Staff Engineer - Content Intelligence Infrastructure

• You have extensive experience building and scaling large-scale backend and infrastructure systems in distributed environments • You have strong technical judgment and can balance scalability, reliability, cost, and product needs effectively • You have strong programming experience in Java, Python, and/or Scala • You understand the challenges of building systems that process high-volume multimedia or real-time workloads • You have worked with systems and products that use AI and LLMs at large scale and can demonstrate direct experience in building such products. You can demonstrate a good understanding of the quality scale and cost trade-offs of these technologies. • You are comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and helping shape technical direction from the ground up • You communicate effectively across engineering, product, and leadership stakeholders • You have experience leading complex technical initiatives that span multiple teams or organizational areas • You care deeply about collaboration, mentorship, and creating alignment across teams • Exposure to search infrastructure, recommendation systems, or audio processing systems is a strong plus • Experience working in startup environments or early-stage product areas where ownership and adaptability are critical is highly valued • Where You'll Be • This role is based in New York • 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. • The United States base range for this position is $203,410–290,586 USD, plus equity. The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six-month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, paid flexible holidays, and paid sick leave. These ranges may be modified in the future.