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Spotify

Senior Backend Engineer - Personalization

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

Base Salary

$160k - $229k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and ship backend services for LLM-based music fulfillment experiences.
  • Build and maintain APIs and distributed systems for playlist experiences and session generation.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners to develop new product features.
  • Act as a technical leader in an autonomous, cross-functional agile team.
  • Prototype new approaches and scale solutions for millions of users.
  • Contribute to the Spotify-wide backend developer community.
  • Promote best practices in backend system design, testing, and deployment.

Requirements

  • Experienced backend engineer with a passion for solving complex problems.
  • Proficient in developing APIs and systems based on stakeholder requirements.
  • Experience with distributed, high-volume services in production.
  • Deep understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms.
  • Familiarity with LLM-based systems and backend infrastructure.
  • Experience with large-scale data processing tools like Apache Beam or Spark.
  • Proficient with cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS.
  • Comfortable in a fast-paced, experimental work environment.
  • Strong belief in data-driven decision-making.
  • Commitment to delivering high-quality code.

Benefits

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

Tech Stack

Apache BeamApache SparkAWSGoogle Cloud Platform

Categories

AI & MLBackendData Engineering