Spotify - Backend Engineer, Music
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Requirements
• You have experience building backend systems using Java or similar languages • You are comfortable working across systems and are interested in learning beyond pure backend (e.g., data or ML systems) • You are driven to leverage AI to improve our systems, and eager to find practical ways to apply it • You have experience working with or exposure to Scala, Python, or data/ML workflows • You are excited to grow into a T-shaped engineer with breadth across backend, data, and ML-adjacent domains • You care about ownership and are motivated to take responsibility for evolving critical systems • You collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including personalization and data partners • Where You'll Be • We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! For this role, you can be within the North America region as long as we have a work location. • This team operates within the Eastern Standard time zone for collaboration. • The United States base range for this position is $132,949- $189,927 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, 13 paid flexible holidays, paid sick leave. These ranges may be modified in the future. • 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.
Responsibilities
• Own and evolve backend systems that deliver promotion scores to personalization systems (PZN) • Build and maintain services that support promotion allocation and delivery at scale • Collaborate closely with machine learning engineers and data engineers to improve signal quality and system performance • Contribute to system design decisions that impact a critical part of Spotify’s discovery ecosystem • Improve reliability, scalability, and observability of existing infrastructure • Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration with personalization workflows • Gradually expand your scope into adjacent areas such as data pipelines or ML-adjacent systems
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