Backend Engineer

Spotify(1 month ago)

RemoteFull TimeSenior$125,562 - $179,374Engineering

About this role

A Backend Engineer on Spotify’s Personalization Context team builds and scales backend services that power contextual storytelling and personalized listening experiences for hundreds of millions of users. The role focuses on designing and operating Java-based, data-driven systems and APIs that support recommendations across music, podcasts, and audiobooks. It sits within an autonomous, cross-functional team that collaborates closely with product, design, and other engineering groups. The position emphasizes experimentation, data-informed decision making, and contributing to backend architecture across the company.

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Required Skills

Backend Development
API Design
Java Services
Distributed Systems
High Volume Systems
Production Monitoring
Machine Learning
Big Data
System Design
Data Structures

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About Spotify

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Spotify is a global audio streaming platform that gives users access to millions of songs, podcasts, and other audio content across devices. It offers both ad-supported and subscription-based premium tiers, personalized discovery and recommendation features, and creator tools for artists and podcasters to publish and monetize their work. As a technology company, Spotify builds machine learning-driven personalization, analytics, and ad-tech to power listening experiences and advertising solutions worldwide. The company emphasizes inclusive culture and hires across product, engineering, data, content, and business roles.