Backend Engineer - Personalization

Join Spotify's Personalization Team as a Backend Engineer and be part of a dynamic group that powers music discovery for hundreds of millions of users worldwide. Based in the EMEA region, you'll work on the Search team, whose mission is to help users efficiently find and discover content. This role offers the opportunity to build highly scalable distributed systems that serve products like Discovery Weekly and DJ.

As a Backend Engineer, you'll be instrumental in designing and developing robust backend systems and APIs that power Spotify's search and recommendation features. You'll work with Java and Python in a Kubernetes environment, collaborating with a diverse team of engineers, product owners, and designers across Boston, New York, Stockholm, and London.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical skills in distributed systems and search technologies with a data-driven mindset. You'll be working in an experimental environment where quick iteration and innovation are valued, while maintaining high standards for code quality and system reliability.

This position offers the flexibility to work remotely within the EMEA region (excluding France), with collaboration primarily in the Central Eastern time zone. You'll be part of a company that's revolutionizing how people discover and consume audio content, making this an exciting opportunity for engineers passionate about building systems that impact millions of users daily.