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Spotify

Backend Engineer II - Native Ads - Music

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17 days ago
New York, NY, USA
Mid Level / Senior
H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$125k - $179k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and operate backend services and large-scale data pipelines for Native Ads.
  • Develop and maintain data infrastructure for ML forecasting models.
  • Build systems for bulk buying workflows and high-throughput forecast serving.
  • Contribute to supply optimization systems for campaign pacing and revenue maximization.
  • Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to productionize prediction models.
  • Drive improvements in data quality, pipeline reliability, and system observability.
  • Work in an agile squad with product managers and other engineers to achieve objectives.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of professional experience in backend engineering with exposure to data engineering or ML infrastructure.
  • Proficient in at least one backend language such as Java, Scala, or Python.
  • Experience with distributed data processing frameworks like Apache Beam or Spark.
  • Familiarity with cloud data platforms, ideally GCP, including BigQuery and Dataflow.
  • Understanding of data modeling, pipeline orchestration, and batch vs. streaming architectures.
  • Commitment to data quality and system reliability.
  • Excitement for working at the intersection of backend systems and data/ML.
  • Ability to thrive in collaborative, cross-functional environments.

Benefits

  • Health insurance.
  • Six months paid parental leave.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Monthly meal allowance.
  • 23 paid days off.
  • 13 paid flexible holidays.

Tech Stack

Apache BeamApache FlinkApache SparkGoogle BigQueryGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaPythonScala

Categories

AI & MLBackendData Engineering