Backend Engineer, Music
SpotifyNew York, New York, United States
Posted March 26, 2026
132949 - 189927 USD
Full Time
About the Company
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.
Job Description
We are looking for a Backend focused engineer to join the OASIS team, building and operating systems that power promotion delivery and optimization within Discovery Mode.
Requirements
- Own and evolve backend systems that deliver promotion scores to personalization systems (PZN)
- Build and maintain services that support promotion allocation and delivery at scale
- Collaborate closely with machine learning engineers and data engineers to improve signal quality and system performance
- Contribute to system design decisions that impact a critical part of Spotify’s discovery ecosystem
- Improve reliability, scalability, and observability of existing infrastructure
- Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration with personalization workflows
- Gradually expand your scope into adjacent areas such as data pipelines or ML-adjacent systems
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Six month paid parental leave
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Monthly meal allowance
- 23 paid days off
- 13 paid flexible holidays
- Paid sick leave