Data Scientist, Spotify

$107.8-154k

+ Equity, salary applicable to US candidates only

SQL

Python

Tableau

Scala

Mid and Senior level

New York

More information about location

Commercial music streaming service

Job no longer available

Commercial music streaming service

1001+ employees

B2CMusicEntertainmentDigital MediaSaaSMobile

Job no longer available

$107.8-154k

+ Equity, salary applicable to US candidates only

SQL

Python

Tableau

Scala

Mid and Senior level

New York

More information about location

1001+ employees

B2CMusicEntertainmentDigital MediaSaaSMobile

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

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

At least 3 years of professional experience as a data scientist in a related tech/consumer field
Technical competence to perform advanced analytics: coding skills (such as R, Python, or Scala), experience with analytics and visualization tools (SQL, Tableau, ggplot/matplotlib or equivalent), and experience performing analysis with large datasets
Significant expertise in experimentation and causal inference
You are an independent thinker, able to work autonomously, capable of taking on loosely defined problems and translating complex thinking into practical application for diverse audiences
You are a communicative person who values building strong relationships with colleagues and partners and enjoys mentoring and teaching others

What the job involves

We are looking for a seasoned data scientist with experience providing insights to platform organizations to join the Personalization Platform team
The Personalization Platform team builds the models, tools, and data products that represent user taste, behavior, discovery, and their relationships with content
Your work will help us measure the impact of our platform and explore new opportunities to improve our understanding of users and the audio they love
Develop research questions and conduct data analysis to understand internal usage of our data products as well as their impact on Spotify’s users
Design and analyze experiments and perform causal inference when A/B testing is not an option
Evaluate the performance of ML models in online and offline settings
Define, evaluate, and monitor key metrics

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

Top investors

23% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.2)

Trustpilot (1.6)

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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