Backend Engineer - Music
Spotify · USA
About this role
**Backend Engineer — Music (Spotify)** **About the team** The Music Mission team owns Spotify’s end-to-end proposition for music creators and the experiences they build for fans. We create tools and services that enable creation, promotion, expression, and monetization at scale—powered by scalable, intelligent infrastructure. We’re building personalized music video playlists, sorting videos into meaningful categories, and learning which videos listeners are most likely to love—then helping that content reach the right people. **What you’ll do** - Build and run production backend systems that improve how listeners discover and enjoy music videos. - Design, develop, and evolve scalable backend services and APIs for high-traffic parts of the Spotify app. - Develop and maintain Java services and Scio data pipelines used by millions of listeners every day. - Partner with product managers and engineers to solve complex problems and deliver smooth, enjoyable experiences. - Contribute to system design, code quality, and reliable, well-run systems within an autonomous, cross-functional squad. - Explore and experiment with AI tools available at Spotify to improve how we build and ship. **Who you are** - Experience with Java or another JVM language. - Familiarity with (or interest in learning) data pipeline tools like Scio, Apache Beam, or similar. - Experience building and operating distributed, high-volume services in production (ideally on a cloud platform such as Google Cloud Platform). - Strong comfort with system design, data structures, and algorithms, using data to guide decisions. - Ability to work directly with partners to turn needs into scalable backend systems, APIs, and pipelines. - Enjoy working in teams where experimentation and iteration are part of everyday work. - Care about code quality, reliability, and maintainability. - Collaborative mindset and comfort working across team boundaries. - Data engineering or machine learning experience is a bonus (not required). **Where you’ll be** - Flexibility to work where you work best. - Some in-person meetings; collaboration is within the **US Eastern timezone**. **Compensation & benefits** - **US base range:** $151,942–$189,927 USD, plus equity. - Benefits include: health insurance, six-month paid parental leave, 401(k), monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, paid flexible holidays, and paid sick leave. **Equal opportunity** Spotify is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates for who they are. The recruitment process is designed to be accessible, and reasonable accommodations are available during the interview process.
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