Backend Engineer, Music Mission at spotify

spotify

New York, NY·4d ago

Mid LevelFull-timePythonJavaAWSGCPAgile

Salary Range

$102,000 - $138,000 /year

Estimated

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About the Role

We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join the Music Mission team at Spotify. This role focuses on building systems that enable artists to expand their ability to reach fans through music-centric video and other tools.

Key Responsibilities

→Collaborate and advise on backend services and Pubsubs to expose data for consumption by other teams
→Work with Product to conceptualize and implement new ways of understanding the interplay between user happiness, track performance, and artist needs
→Leverage the most efficient practices in continuous integration and delivery
→Help prioritize and address technical debt to ensure systems are built for speed and reliability
→Drive optimization, testing, and tooling to improve data quality
→Collaborate with other engineers, product managers, specialists, and stakeholders
→Work in agile teams to continuously experiment, iterate, and deliver on new product objectives

Requirements

✓Some experience with at least one backend programming language such as Java, Scala, Python, or similar
✓Strong fundamentals in computer science and previous experience building backend services at scale
✓Interest and some experience with Scala and data engineering
✓Understanding of distributed systems, data structures, and architecture patterns
✓Familiarity with cloud providers like AWS or GCP
✓Comfortable working collaboratively on a cross-functional team in a remote-first environment
✓Growth mindset and eagerness to learn