Backend Engineer
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London or Stockholm
We are looking for a backend engineer to help the next generation discover audio safely, and help the people who care for them feel confident every step of the way! We created an experience for younger listeners to safely discover and enjoy music within the Spotify app, while giving parental controls to their Plan Managers.
You bring a strong foundation in system design, data structures, and algorithms. You enjoy untangling problems with teammates and choosing pragmatic solutions that move the product forward. As a backend engineer on this team you will develop new and evolve existing features for younger listeners and the people who manage their experience, and run services that uphold safety, privacy, and policy guardrails at Spotify scale. You will design clear interfaces, dependable data flows, and resilient systems that integrate deeply with the broader platform so families can trust the experience everywhere Spotify plays.
What You'll Do
- Design and implement scalable backend and data systems that power family-first experiences across devices and markets.
- Gain deep expertise in Spotify’s Gen Alpha ecosystem and understand how safety, privacy, and policy guardrails translate into backend capabilities at scale.
- Develop modular platform capabilities with strong observability, promoting reuse, reliability, and ease of maintenance across the Gen Alpha surface area.
- Partner closely with mobile engineers, web engineers, product managers, design, and other stakeholders to design systems that are robust, auditable, and easy to operate.
- Champion engineering best practices, sound architecture, and operational excellence with meaningful tests, SLIs and SLOs.
- Foster a collaborative culture built on shared ownership, constructive feedback, and continuous improvement.
Who You Are
- Your skills include Java, and a strong understanding of systems design, data structures, and algorithms.
- You are comfortable using SQL for ad-hoc analysis and investigations.
- It is a plus if you have experience with technologies such as Scala, Beam, Scio or collaborating with data engineers to build impactful tools and pipelines.
- You are curious and customer-focused, excited to work closely with internal teams and open-source communities to build reliable solutions.
- You thrive in an environment where engineers are empowered to solve meaningful problems with autonomy.
Where You'll Be
- This role is based in London or Stockholm.
- We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home.
Learn about life at Spotify
Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The 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 background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our 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 creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.
Our global benefits
Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse.
Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success.
Global parental leave, six months off - for all new parents.
All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub.
Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs.