Data Scientist, Spotify
Music Expression
$110-157.2k
+ Equity. Salary applicable to US applicants
More information about location
Commercial music streaming service
Open for applications
Commercial music streaming service
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$110-157.2k
+ Equity. Salary applicable to US applicants
More information about location
1001+ employees
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
Role
Who you are
- You have 4+ years of experience analyzing large, complex datasets using SQL and Python (or R), and are fluent in modern analytical and statistical techniques
- You have a deep understanding of consumer behaviors
- You have experience working with multi-modal datasets
- You bring hands-on experience running and interpreting experiments and incrementality tests
- You’re skilled at designing metrics that measure the strategic impact of products and setting ambitious but realistic goals
- You can distill complex data into clear insights and actionable recommendations that influence product strategy
- You collaborate efficiently with cross-functional partners, including Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers, and communicate insights with clarity and confidence
- You’re comfortable working with visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker Studio) to create compelling narratives from data
- You’re intellectually curious, creative, and rigorous — equally excited about shaping business strategy as you are about refining analytical methods
- You’re passionate about music and artists
- You hold a quantitative degree (e.g., Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics) or equivalent experience
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Data Scientist to join the Music Expression (MusicX) Product Area at Spotify
- In this role, you’ll use data, experimentation, and statistical modeling to shape the future of video and artist identity products on Spotify
- The role is a unique balance of thinking anchored both from the perspective of the music-industry as well that of Spotify consumers
- Your work will turn data into insights and insights into action to influence how millions of artists and listeners experience Spotify every day
- You’ll sit within a cross-functional team of product, engineering, design, and insights working together to find opportunities, design experiments, and measure impact
- You’ll develop scalable analytical frameworks and data tools that empower teams to make better decisions, faster
- At Spotify, you’ll have access to one of the richest datasets in the world — along with the autonomy to explore it creatively and rigorously
- Above all, your work will help shape how the world listens, discovers, and connects through audio
- Use analytical and statistical methods to uncover insights about the impact of video products within the Spotify ecosystem for artists and listeners
- Design, implement, and interpret A/B tests and other experiments to measure product and marketing effectiveness
- Define and operationalize key metrics that track product health, growth, and performance
- Partner cross-functionally with product, user research, engineering, design, and marketing teams to shape and inform strategy
- Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines, dashboards, and reporting systems that enable data-driven decisions
- Build robust, data-backed attribution and measurement frameworks to assess the incremental impact of product initiatives
- Contribute and communicate insights that influence strategic planning
- Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to collaborators across levels, influencing priorities and product direction
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
23% employee growth in 12 months
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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