Senior Backend Engineer - Subscriptions
Role Summary
Join Spotify as a Senior Backend Engineer to drive user engagement and retention through innovative backend solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect, develop and operate Java services that serve our users through the merchandising platform to enable cohesive and relevant conversion and upsell journeys.
- Collaborate with our squad and key internal partners to determine how to design scalable backend systems, data models and APIs that run on Google Cloud Platform.
- Be a technical leader, mentor and valued contributor in an autonomous, cross-functional agile squad, in close collaboration with other squads and business stakeholders.
- Collaborate with other squads, engineering managers and product managers to identify and solve challenging problems, to successfully scale our automation and new platform capabilities.
Minimum Requirements
Where You'll Be
Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can.
Find Jobs in United Kingdom on Arbeitnow
- You have 5+ years of working experience as a Backend Engineer working with Java. Additional tools and technologies such as gRPC, GCP, BigQuery and Bigtable are a plus.
- You have strong computer science fundamentals and previous experience building complex backend services at scale.
- You have experience in designing, implementing, and scaling cloud-native software components on providers such as GCP, AWS, etc.
- You have experience working directly with stakeholders to understand, document and develop APIs and systems to meet their requirements.
- You are comfortable working collaboratively on cross-functional teams and independently driving complex delivery initiatives.
- You have written distributed, high-volume services and know how to deploy and operate them in production.
- You have a growth mindset and are passionate about your work, striving towards the team’s goals and, ultimately, the Spotify Mission.
- Nice-to-haves: Experience modelling, building and operating integrations with external CMS solutions or working with ML teams for recommendations and data pipelines.
- This role is based in London or Stockholm.
- We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home.
⚠️ Disclaimer: PathwayAI Africa does not guarantee employment, scholarships, visas, or admission. Always verify all opportunities through official sources before submitting personal information.
Check if You Qualify
Upload your CV to compare it against this specific opportunity. You can still apply even if improvements are recommended.