Backend Engineer - Platform Developer Experience

Join Spotify as a Backend Engineer in the Platform Developer Experience (PDX) Studio, where you'll be at the forefront of enhancing developer productivity for a platform serving 1 Billion customers. This role focuses on building and maintaining Continuous Integration (CI) infrastructure that powers thousands of daily builds across Spotify's engineering teams. You'll be part of a team that's tackling operational scaling challenges head-on, working to create a seamless and efficient build experience at scale.

The position offers a unique opportunity to impact developer productivity across Spotify's entire engineering organization. You'll be architecting and implementing solutions that enable 3000+ engineers to work efficiently, focusing on automation, standardization, and creating robust CI/CD pipelines. The role combines deep technical expertise in backend systems with a strong focus on developer experience and operational excellence.

Working in London with a hybrid setup, you'll collaborate with infrastructure teams across Spotify to define and implement what outstanding CI infrastructure means at scale. The role requires expertise in Java, with additional value placed on knowledge of NodeJS, Python, shell scripting, and Go. Experience with Kubernetes and large-scale system implementation is essential, as you'll be helping to shape the future of Spotify's developer tooling and infrastructure.

This is an ideal opportunity for a senior engineer who is passionate about developer productivity, has a strong background in building scalable systems, and wants to make a significant impact on how one of the world's leading streaming platforms builds and delivers software. You'll be part of a collaborative environment that values iteration, automation, and technical excellence, while having the chance to mentor others and grow both technically and professionally.