Senior Backend Engineer
Commerce Platform
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London
Are you a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer with a passion for Data and Machine Learning, ready to make a global impact? Join Spotify's Commerce Platform to build the next generation of our robust, high-performing, and resilient payments ecosystem. This is a unique opportunity to solve complex challenges, work with ML-powered systems, and contribute to the core of Spotify's revenue-generating systems.
As part of Spotify's Commerce Platform, we in the Pay-In domain own the critical backend services and extensive datasets that power the users’ payment journey. You will join one of the sub-teams in the Pay-In domain, which develops and maintains the systems that integrate with payment providers, manage disputes, and leverage ML for fraud detection and prevention. The reliability of these systems is business-critical for Spotify.
What You'll Do
- Architect, design, and implement highly scalable backend services (Java/Python) and robust data pipelines that power Spotify’s internal Commerce platform.
- Develop and enhance our ML-powered systems taking solutions from concept to production.
- Take the lead on API design, platform development, and ensuring the scalability, reliability, and performance of our services.
- Collaborate with a talented, cross-functional team of engineers, product managers, and data scientists to deliver impactful solutions.
- Mentor other engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence within the team.
Who You Are
- You have significant experience building and scaling backend services (Java and/or Python) in a large-scale, cloud-native environment like Google Cloud Platform.
- You have hands-on experience with Machine Learning, including developing, deploying, or maintaining ML models in a production environment.
- You have proven experience building and maintaining data pipelines to support ML and analytics use cases.
- You possess practical knowledge of scalable database technologies, such as PostgreSQL.
- You are a proactive, self-driven engineer with excellent problem-solving skills and a pragmatic approach to tackling challenges.
- You are an exceptional communicator and collaborator, comfortable leading technical discussions and working effectively with diverse teams.
- Previous experience in e-commerce, financial engineering, or high-volume transaction processing is a plus.
Where You'll Be
- This role is based in London.
- 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.