Data Scientist, Spotify

Content Analytics, Music Partnerships

$89.1-127.3k

+ Equity

SQL

Python

Tableau

BigQuery

dbt

Junior and Mid level

New York

3 days a week in office

Commercial music streaming service

Be an early applicant

Commercial music streaming service

1001+ employees

B2CMusicEntertainmentDigital MediaSaaSMobile

Be an early applicant

$89.1-127.3k

+ Equity

SQL

Python

Tableau

BigQuery

dbt

Junior and Mid level

New York

3 days a week in office

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 have a degree in a quantitative field, such as Computer Science/Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics; advanced degree is desirable
2+ years of relevant experience analyzing complex data with SQL, Python, and/or R
You are passionate about music and popular culture in general. Previous experience in music is a preference. Other media, entertainment, or technology experience is also highly valued
You are a natural communicator. You focus just as much on how you deliver your findings, as you do on the technical craft of uncovering new insights
Experience building data visualizations and dashboards (e.g., Tableau or similar BI solution)
Modeling and statistical knowledge, such as forecasting, AB-testing, or feature engineering for machine learning is a plus
A curiosity for, and investigative approach towards the ways in which AI reshapes data science and analysis is also valued
Experience creating and scheduling datasets is highly valued. Knowledge of Google’s BigQuery, or DBT is a plus

What the job involves

We are looking for an extraordinary Data Scientist to join the band and build core analytics to support our Music Partnerships teams, meaning the teams at Spotify who interface with artists, artist managers, songwriters, record labels and music publishers
Perform analyses on large sets of data to extract actionable insights that will drive decisions, with a particular focus on artist and release performances
Engineer novel data sets, features and reports that shed a new light on the dynamics of music listening
Communicate data-driven insights and recommendations to non-technical audiences, through clear visualizations and data storytelling
Craft high impact presentations for senior management on the Music Partnerships teams
Evaluate Spotify’s value exchange with music partners and build compelling data visualization tools to move it forward
Model statistical predictions to surface growing artists, genres and music trends, so as to inform resource allocation in and around Spotify’s Music organization

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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