Backend Engineer - Platform Developer Experience
SpotifyNew York, New York, United States
Posted March 4, 2026
132949 - 189927 USD
Full Time
About the Company
Spotify is a music streaming service that transformed music listening forever. 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
The Backend Engineer - Platform Developer Experience will build and evolve backend services that power AI Fleet Management across Spotify and Portal's external customers. The role will involve designing scalable distributed systems, integrating AI-native capabilities, and contributing to strong engineering fundamentals.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience building backend services and distributed systems
- Strong experience in Java and Python, comfortable working in a polyglot environment that includes Node.js
- Experience designing and operating production systems with reliability and scalability in mind
- Experience taking ownership of services from implementation through production support
- Practice continuous delivery, automated testing, and clean engineering habits
- Communicate clearly and collaborate effectively across engineering and cross-functional teams
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Six-month paid parental leave
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Monthly meal allowance
- 23 paid days off
- Paid flexible holidays
- Paid sick leave