Engineering backend
We work at the intersection of advertising and messaging technologies to connect millions of brands to billions of fansAs part of the advertising team, we’re paving the way for a sustainable global spotify business that allows even more creators to make a living off their artCome join us and help build the platform that powers promotion at spotify.
Location
New york or remote americas
Job type
Permanent spotify is hiring senior backend engineers to join spotify’s ads business unitWe work at the intersection of advertising and messaging technologies to connect millions of brands to billions of fansYou’ll help us define and materialize our monetization vision to improve the ad experience for our listeners and advertisers alike, and grow our advertising business to be market leader.
We are looking for engineers that share our common interest in distributed backend systems, their scalability, and continued developmentYou will closely collaborate with our internal customers to figure out the best api and backend system design to meet their needsYou will build the backend systems that power our application, scale highly distributed systems, and continuously improve our engineering practices*please note: this posting represents multiple backend roles*
What you’ll do
Collaborate with key internal partners to determine how to scalably design backend systems and apis
Architect, develop, and operate java services deployed to millions of users.
Work with data engineers to build and maintain batch and real-time data pipelines with data processing frameworks like scio, storm, spark and the google cloud platform.
Be a technical leader and valued contributor in an autonomous, cross-functional agile team
Collaborate with other engineers, product owners, and designers to identify and solve challenging problems, creating awesome music sessions for users worldwide.
Be a leader of the spotify-wide backend developer community affecting and driving our architecture across the company.
Work on what you want during regular hack days and annual hack weeks.
Who you are
You have 4+ years of working experience as a backend engineer working with javaAn additional language such as c++ is a bonus.
You have experience working directly with stakeholders to understand, document and develop apis and systems to meet their requirements, driving increased adoption and reducing reliance on custom one-off implementations.you have written distributed, high-volume services and know how to deploy and keep them running in production.you have interest in big data processing technologies.you love working in an environment where you constantly experiment and iterate quickly.you believe data is the most powerful tool for informed decision-making.you have a deep understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms.
Where you`ll be
We are a distributed workforce enabling our band members to find a work mode that is best for them!
Where in the world? for this role, it can be within the americas region in which we have a work location.
Prefer an office to work from home instead? not a problem! we have plenty of options for your working preferencesFind more information about our work from anywhere options here.
Our global benefits
Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, greenhouseFlexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our successGlobal parental leave, six months off - fully paid - for all new parentsAll the feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hubFlexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefsSpotify on tour, join your colleagues on trips to industry festivals and events.
Learn about life at spotify
Spotify is an equal opportunity employerYou are welcome at spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphonesOur platform is for everyone, and so is our workplaceThe more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! so bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your backgroundIt’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008Our mission is 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 chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creatorsEverything we do is driven by our love for music and podcastingToday, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 345 million users.
