Software Engineer

Spotify is looking for Backend Engineers to join our Content Platform engineering organization. Content Platform is a central enabler for Spotify. Together, our teams ensure that Spotify has a complete, available and enriched catalog of music, podcasts, videos and more. Come join our team of talented backend engineers that share a common interest in distributed backend systems, their scalability and continued development.
You will build the backend systems that power our application, scale highly distributed systems, and continuously improve our engineering practices. Above all, your work will impact the way the world experiences music.
What you'll do
Design, develop and deploy backend services with a focus on high availability, low latency and scalability
Build and operate infrastructure, toolset and deployment pipelines
Collaborate closely with other engineers and become a valued member of an autonomous, cross- functional team
Take operational responsibility for the services that are owned by your team, potentially including taking part in an on-call rotation
Work in an environment that supports your individual growth
Continuously improve our product by innovating on the service through the usage of A/B tests.



Who you are
You are comfortable writing Java or Python
You are interested in keeping up with current best practices in your areas of expertise
You are experienced working with modern infrastructure and tools
You are comfortable running your software in Linux environments
You know and care about sound engineering practices like continuous delivery, defensive programming and automated testing
You’re familiar with designing and building distributed and scalable systems and enjoy seeing millions of users running your code
You have good understanding of data structures and algorithms, and understand how to apply them to design pragmatic solutions