Senior Sales Engineer, Spotify
Backstage
Commercial music streaming service
Open for applications
Commercial music streaming service
1001+ employees
Open for applications
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
- Strong background in software engineering or DevOps, with knowledge of Kubernetes, CI/CD, and other DevOps tools
- Proficiency in web development with React, TypeScript and Node
- Experience in building or integrating developer tools, platforms, or portals
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and enterprise-level integrations
- Problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities, with an emphasis on customer satisfaction
- Prior experience as a Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, or a related role in a tech company
- Hands-on experience with Backstage or similar developer portals
What the job involves
- Join a nimble, startup-like team of engineers, marketers, business developers, and product managers to drive an entirely new technology-focused business line and distribution channel
- We want someone who’s passionate about that type of environment
- Your daily work is flexible, and you can expect a broad and developing role in which the combination of technical knowledge and ability to motivate change and shape client opportunities is central
- Understand the technical aspects of Backstage, including its architecture, APIs, plugins, and integrations
- Assist clients in integrating Backstage into their development environments
- Provide technical guidance and troubleshooting support for implementation issues
- Help clients customize and extend Backstage with plugins and services tailored to their unique needs
- Engage in product demonstrations, technical discussions, and proof-of-concept developments
- Understand customer requirements and articulate how Backstage can solve their problems
- Collaborate with product management and engineering to address client-specific needs and improvements
- Act as the technical point of contact for clients looking to adopt Backstage
- Provide input on product architecture to ensure that Backstage can integrate smoothly with client environments
- Work closely with engineering, product management, and support teams to ensure customer feedback is incorporated into product development
Salary benchmarks
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.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
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 values
- Innovative: We move fast and take big risks
- Sincere: We have no time for internal politics
- Passionate: We revel in what we do
- Collaborative: We recognise that we're all in this together
- Playful: We don't take ourselves too seriously
Company HQ
Norrmalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län
Articles
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.
People progressing
Joined as a Conversion Manager in the Growth Team. Promoted three times over seven years to Senior Director - Head of Growth.
Joined as a Customer Advisor. Since then has had the role titles Senior Advisor, Content Associate, Team Coach, and Operations Manager - Primary Support. Hurst is now currently the Business Operations Manager of Music.
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