Backend Engineer

What You'll Do

• Design and build backend products, services, and infrastructure that strengthen Spotify’s technical security Governance, Risk, and Compliance strategy.

• Build scalable infrastructure and tooling that help apply regulatory requirements and security framework controls across Spotify’s distributed environment.

• Develop reliable services that automate security and compliance processes, reducing manual work and helping engineering teams understand and meet requirements.

• Work with security, engineering, and other partners to translate security and compliance requirements into practical technical solutions.

• Contribute to consistent engineering practices that address security, risk, and compliance requirements while supporting teams at scale.

• Own the quality of your work from design and development through deployment, operation, and continuous improvement.

Who You Are

• You have experience developing backend software using an object-oriented programming language such as Java and are comfortable working with data.

• You have experience building distributed, high-volume services and deploying and operating them in production.

• You understand system design, data structures, and algorithms and can apply these concepts to practical engineering problems.

• You care about software quality and build reliable, maintainable solutions.

• You have experience implementing security controls or safeguards in software systems and familiarity with cybersecurity or security GRC frameworks.

• You enjoy collaborating with others to understand technical requirements, explore trade-offs, and iterate on solutions.

• You’re interested in information security governance, risk, and compliance and are motivated to deepen your knowledge in this space.

• You communicate clearly with technical and non-technical partners and can explain complex topics to different audiences.