Machine Learning Engineering Manager, Spotify

Personalization

$176.2-251.7k

Offers equity. Salary applicable to US applicants only

Senior and Expert level

Boston

Miami

New York

Toronto

Remote from Canada, US

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Commercial music streaming service

Be an early applicant

Commercial music streaming service

1001+ employees

B2CMusicEntertainmentDigital MediaSaaSMobile

Be an early applicant

$176.2-251.7k

Offers equity. Salary applicable to US applicants only

Senior and Expert level

Boston

Miami

New York

Toronto

Remote from Canada, US

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

Experienced leading delivery of consumer-facing ML products at scale
Energized by rapid change, ambiguity, and opportunity, with a proven track record transforming innovative ideas into impactful products
Skilled with current generative AI and agent technologies
Actively using AI-assisted coding and product development tools to prototype new products
Expert in modern ML theory, practices, and their practical implementation
Comfortable providing detailed technical direction and resolving complex engineering challenges
Collaborative and influential, thriving in strategic discussions with senior engineers and managers
Focused on user outcomes, rigorously grounding decisions in user data and insights
Experienced in nurturing technical talent, committed to growing engineers' skills in technology and leadership

What the job involves

This ML Engineering Manager role will provide technical leadership to a newly formed squad of ~12 engineers focusing on exciting new AI-driven music session experiences
In collaboration with a cross-functional and cross-team leadership group, you will drive expansion of NextGen's AI experiences in music, leveraging the success of AI DJ and AI Playlist, advancing and spearheading the development of entirely new music recommendations experiences and capabilities
Lead a talented team of ML, backend, and data engineers to build and launch innovative AI-driven personalized music experiences
Debate and align technical strategies with senior engineering leaders and partner teams, translate these strategies clearly back to your squad, and actively guide architectural vision and day-to-day ML modeling and coding decisions
Bring external experience in generative AI and agent frameworks to enhance Spotify's personalized music sessions
Navigate ambiguity, driving innovation through rapid prototyping and iterative development in cross-functional teams
Champion AI-assisted coding practices, continually expanding the team's technical capabilities
Foster strong research partnerships to scale innovative solutions from experimentation to production
Develop and grow your team's talent through hiring, coaching, mentoring, and fostering a collaborative, adaptive culture

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 (1.6)

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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