Backend Engineer, Spotify

Data Platform

Salary not provided

SQL

Kubernetes

Python

Scala

Java

Spark

Data Flow

Flink

BigQuery

Junior, Mid and Senior level

London

More information about location

Commercial music streaming service

Open for applications

Commercial music streaming service

1001+ employees

B2CMusicEntertainmentDigital MediaSaaSMobile

Open for applications

Salary not provided

SQL

Kubernetes

Python

Scala

Java

Spark

Data Flow

Flink

BigQuery

Junior, Mid and Senior level

London

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

You are proficient in backend development using Java
You are comfortable working with big data using SQL and data analytics platforms such as BigQuery
You have experience with one or more higher-level JVM-based data processing frameworks such as Flink, Beam, Dataflow, Spark, etc
Devops is part of your day-to-day work and you are used to working with cloud-based infrastructure and services, containerised applications
You have some experience working with Kubernetes and are familiar with its basic concepts
You have experience of working with data engineering pipelines in Scala and/or Python
Quality is important to you and you know what it means to ship high-quality code
You appreciate agile software processes, and sound engineering practices like continuous delivery, defensive programming, and automated testing
You love working in an environment where you constantly experiment and iterate quickly. You are comfortable with ambiguity, enjoy working on open ended problems, and believe data is the most powerful tool for informed decision-making

What the job involves

We’re looking for a mid-level Backend Engineer to join Spotify’s Data Platform team
We in the Data Processing Product Area, enable Spotify to solve complex and critical data engineering problems by providing a platform and tooling for the production, management and consumption of high-quality data
We are an amplifier for efficiency, quality, and innovation across Spotify
You’ll design, build and develop scalable infrastructure services and tools, and collaborate in a cross-functional team
In the DataEx squad, we are looking for a backend/data engineer to help us improve efficiency, optionality and flexibility for data practitioners through scalable, portable and reliable data processing platforms
You’ll collaborate with product and engineering to build and support the infrastructure that empowers Spotify teams to process data to solve critical business needs
Increase developer productivity by building innovative tools that reduce overhead of working with data pipelines, help increase platform reliability, and are cost-efficient
Work with engineers with deep expertise in data and collaborate closely with squads in Spotify to drive improvements in the data processing ecosystem through support, best-practices and standards
Help the platform orchestrate data jobs in a seamless way, for the users not having to worry about what is happening “under the hood”

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.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

23% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4)

Trustpilot (1.7)

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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