Senior Backend/Data Hybrid Engineer - GenRecs - Personalization

Join Spotify's Personalization Team as a Senior Backend/Data Hybrid Engineer and help shape the future of music and podcast recommendations for hundreds of millions of users worldwide. As part of a diverse team spread across Boston, New York, Stockholm, and London, you'll be instrumental in building the systems that power Spotify's personalized experiences like "Home," "Search," "Discover Weekly," and "Daily Mix."

In this role, you'll combine backend engineering expertise with data engineering skills to create scalable solutions that drive Spotify's recommendation systems. You'll work with large-scale distributed systems and data pipelines, ensuring high availability and performance while implementing modern data engineering practices. Your work will directly impact how users discover and experience music on one of the world's largest streaming platforms.

The position offers a competitive base salary range of $125,300 - $179,000 plus equity, along with comprehensive benefits including health insurance, six months of paid parental leave, and a 401(k) plan. Spotify embraces a flexible work environment, allowing you to work remotely from anywhere in North America within their established work locations, with collaboration centered in the Eastern Standard time zone.

Spotify's culture strongly values diversity, inclusion, and innovation. You'll have opportunities to participate in hack days and bi-annual hack weeks, contributing to experimental projects and continuous learning. The company's mission to unlock human creativity by connecting artists with billions of fans provides a meaningful context for your technical work.

As a Senior Backend/Data Hybrid Engineer, you'll be at the intersection of data and systems engineering, working with cutting-edge technologies and collaborating with ML engineers to build robust, scalable solutions. Your expertise in both backend services and data engineering will be crucial in advancing Spotify's personalization capabilities and maintaining their position as a leader in music streaming technology.