Senior Backend Engineer – Commerce Platform

🕒 March 31

🏢🏡 London – Hybrid

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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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

• Design and build scalable backend systems that power Spotify’s internal commerce platform • Develop and evolve services and data pipelines supporting invoicing, receipts, and payment flows • Work on complex, high-scale distributed systems that handle millions of transactions daily • Collaborate with cross-functional partners across engineering, product, and data to deliver seamless user experiences • Contribute to architectural decisions that shape the future of Spotify’s commerce ecosystem • Improve system performance, reliability, and observability across services • Participate in technical deep dives, code reviews, and knowledge-sharing within the engineering community

🎯 Requirements

• You have 5+ years of experience building backend services using languages like Python, Java, or similar • You are experienced in designing and scaling systems on cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform or AWS • You have worked with scalable database technologies such as Postgres or similar • You bring a high level of AI fluency and thoughtfully use modern tools, including LLMs, to improve workflows and problem-solving • You approach problems with curiosity, sound judgment, and a bias toward action • You communicate clearly and confidently, and are comfortable leading technical discussions and sharing ideas • You value collaboration and actively contribute to a supportive, inclusive team environment • You have experience modernizing or evolving legacy systems while maintaining stability • You have exposure to commerce, payments, or financial systems

🏖️ Benefits

• Bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background • Flexible work arrangements