Spotify - Senior Backend Engineer

Remote - Stockholm4mo ago

Remote Senior EMEA Cloud Computing Artificial Intelligence Backend Engineer Senior Backend Developer Java GCP AWS Observable

Requirements

• You have 5+ years of experience building backend systems using Java • You have strong computer science fundamentals and experience working with distributed systems at scale • You have experience designing and operating cloud-native services (e.g., GCP or AWS) • You are comfortable designing APIs and working with partners to translate needs into scalable solutions • You have experience running high-volume services in production and understand reliability, observability, and performance • You collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and take ownership of complex work from idea to delivery • You seek feedback, learn continuously, and look for ways to improve systems and how teams work together • You have experience with technologies such as gRPC, BigQuery, Bigtable, CMS integrations, or ML-driven systems • 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

• Design, build, and run scalable Java services that power our merchandising platform and support conversion and upsell journeys • Work closely with your squad to design backend systems, APIs, and data models on Google Cloud Platform • Partner with product managers, data scientists, and engineers to solve meaningful technical challenges • Improve and scale data pipelines that support experimentation, heuristics, and machine learning applications • Contribute to architecture decisions that improve reliability, performance, and long-term maintainability • Support production systems end-to-end, ensuring services are observable, reliable, and continuously improving • This role is based in London, England or Stockholm, Sweden • 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.