Backend Engineer – Platform

🕒 March 5

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Spotify

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 2008

📱 Media

👥 B2C

🛍️ eCommerce

Media • B2C • eCommerce

Spotify is a global audio streaming service company that offers its users access to a vast library of music and podcasts. Known for its focus on delivering personalized listening experiences, Spotify employs data scientists, engineers, and client partners across various global locations to continuously innovate and enhance its offerings. The company fosters a strong culture of diversity, equity, and impact, emphasizing belonging and inclusion in its workforce. Spotify is not only committed to shaping the future of audio entertainment but also to making a positive societal impact, with initiatives focused on social and environmental issues.

📋 Description

• Contribute directly to Spotify’s monorepo migration by building and evolving core tooling and infrastructure • Solve complex integration challenges across CI/CD systems, dependency management, and developer workflows • Maintain and enhance high-impact internal platforms such as Fleetshift and Production Policy Enforcer during the transition away from legacy systems • Design and implement reliable, testable, and maintainable backend systems, primarily in Java • Own end-to-end solutions from technical design through delivery and operational excellence • Lead smaller technical initiatives within the squad, coordinating efforts and driving alignment to completion • Partner closely with stakeholders across the Platform Mission to ensure our monorepo strategy meets the diverse needs of Spotify’s engineering community • Reduce developer toil by automating workflows and enabling scalable, self-service infrastructure

🎯 Requirements

• You have experience building backend systems in modern programming languages such as Java • You are comfortable working across multiple systems and navigating complex distributed architectures • You know how to independently drive scoped technical problems from design through implementation • You care deeply about developer experience, automation, and reducing friction for other engineers • You are experienced with infrastructure, DevOps, or cloud-native environments such as Google Cloud Platform or Kubernetes • You take a collaborative approach and prioritize squad success over individual recognition • You approach challenges with curiosity and resilience, viewing setbacks as learning opportunities • You understand how technical decisions impact the broader engineering organization and strive to build scalable, long-term solutions

🏖️ Benefits

• extended health and dental coverage • retirement savings plans • monthly meal allowance • 23 paid days off • 13 paid flexible holidays