Data Scientist, Spotify
Music
$110-157.2k
+ Equity
Commercial music streaming service
Be an early applicant
Commercial music streaming service
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$110-157.2k
+ Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
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 opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by it
Role
Who you are
- Demonstrated ability in a similar data scientist role
- Degree in data science, computer science, statistics, economics, mathematics, or a similar quantitative field
- You have proven experience as a Data Scientist using experimentation methods and advanced statistical modeling to drive product development. Experimentation with ML models at scale is a plus
- You have experience with product analytics, including crafting success metrics, running power analyses, determining statistical significance, and presenting findings with clear product recommendations or implications
- You have hands-on experience synthesizing insights from data using tools such as Python, DBT, BigQuery, SQL, Tableau
- Strong communication skills and value building strong relationships with colleagues and partners as well as the ability to explain sophisticated topics in straightforward terms
- You’re a compelling storyteller who can communicate in succinct and inspiring ways to audiences with varied data science experience to influence real world product or feature decisions
- Bonus if you have experience with advertising or building scalable data pipelines
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Data Scientist to join Native Ads within the Music Mission. Native Ads is focused on building visual promotional formats that empower artist teams to build audiences of fans with formats, targeting & measurement tools that are purpose built for music
- In this role, you will partner cross-functionally with product, engineering and user research to build the technology that makes this a reality. You will tackle complex problems to develop a behavioral understanding of customer needs, as well as to forecast and predict the value that our tools deliver to artists & to Spotify
- In doing so, you will have a proven impact on bringing Spotify’s two-sided marketplace vision to life, encompassing a varied set of artist needs, preferences, and goals
- As part of the Product Insights team, you will help us define the next generation of promotion products for the music industry. You’ll also be connected to the broader Spotify insights community which expands the influence of your team's work
- Work closely with cross-functional teams of data scientists, researchers, product owners, engineers, designers, marketers, and others across the company to develop the next generation of promotion tools for artists
- Identify the most impactful opportunities for product development based on user needs, and execute on them diligently and resourcefully
- .Partner closely with other data scientists to inform, build and test hypotheses that deliver actionable insights to improve and expand our products
- Define the metrics and dashboards we use to measure the health and success of our products
- Mentor and coach data scientists and tackle leadership opportunities within the larger data science community
- Maintain a culture of rigor and data-informed decision-making to drive tangible business impact
Our take
Spotify was founded in an attempt to combat the rampant music piracy that was causing significant harm to the industry. The company has since taken music streaming mainstream and now has 180m+ paying subscribers across the world.
With features that include a highly accessible interface and a vast catalogue of artists, Spotify's strong brand has been able to maintain growth in spite of fierce competition from deep-pocketed rivals like Amazon and Apple. The company has achieved this by making smart acquisitions to move into other verticals to strengthen its offerings, especially podcasting, by acquiring Gimlet Media, Anchor and Parcast.
Spotify's future plans include rapid growth with a goal to become a one-stop destination for all digital sound, as well as AI and NFT integrations. However, high costs incurred from the acquisition of exclusive podcasts, increasing competitor strength, and weak bottom-line growth mean that the company must find a balance to maintain its position in the sector.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
23% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jan 2016
$1bn
CONVERTIBLE
Jun 2015
$526m
SERIES G
Total funding: $2.1bn
Company benefits
- Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse
- Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success
- Global parental leave, six months off - fully paid - for all new parents
- All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub
- Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs
Company HQ
Norrmalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län
Leadership
Daniel Ek
(CEO & Chairman)Founded Spotify in 2006. Previously worked as an executive at Tradera, an auction company that was sold to eBay and was briefly the CEO of uTorrent.
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