Senior Data Engineer, Spotify

AdTech

$160.1-228.7k

+ Equity

AWS

GCP

Python

Scala

Java

Kafka

Airflow

Kotlin

Cassandra

MySQL

Azure

Spark

Spring

DynamoDB

Senior and Expert level

New York

Remote from Canada, US

More information about location

Commercial music streaming service

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Commercial music streaming service

1001+ employees

B2CMusicEntertainmentDigital MediaSaaSMobile

Be an early applicant

$160.1-228.7k

+ Equity

AWS

GCP

Python

Scala

Java

Kafka

Airflow

Kotlin

Cassandra

MySQL

Azure

Spark

Spring

DynamoDB

Senior and Expert level

New York

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

Proven experience in backend and data engineering, with a balanced skill set in both domains or open to mastering both domains
Strong programming skills in languages such as Java, Python, Scala, or Kotlin
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms like GCP, AWS, or Azure
Familiarity with API design, microservice architecture, and frameworks like Spring Boot or gRPC
Knowledge of data processing frameworks such as Apache Beam, Scio, or Spark
Experience with database systems, both relational (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and non-relational (e.g., Cassandra, DynamoDB)
Proficiency with orchestration tools like Airflow and streaming tools like Kafka or Pub/Sub
A commitment to agile software development practices, CI/CD, and test-driven development
Excellent problem-solving skills with a passion for optimizing both systems and data pipelines

What the job involves

The ads measurement team is dedicated to creating scalable, reliable data and backend systems that power our advertising ecosystem
Our mission is to enable seamless delivery of personalized, impactful ads while maintaining an exceptional user experience
As part of our team, you will play a key role in shaping and realizing our vision to enhance the advertising experience for our clients and establish Spotify as a market leader in advertising
We are seeking engineers who are passionate about designing, developing, and maintaining robust and scalable systems
You will work closely with cross-functional teams to build data services and APIs that support our advertising platform, enabling innovative features and analytics
Positioned at the heart of our backend operations, you will assist product teams in driving high performance, reliability, and scalability across our systems
Our team culture emphasizes creative problem-solving, rapid iteration, execution, and collaboration
Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend services and APIs to power Spotify’s advertising platform
Additionally Maintain and enhance Spotify’s measurement pipelines, ensuring they remain business-critical
Monitor and maintain critical systems and pipelines to ensure high availability, stability, and adherence to SLAs
Build and optimize ETL workflows to ensure data accuracy, efficiency, and scalability
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement new features, ensure system integration, and drive impactful outcomes
Write clean, testable, and maintainable code following best practices in software development
Debug, troubleshoot, and optimize existing systems to improve performance and reliability

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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