Backend Engineer - Music

RemoteFull-time$152k2026-10-01 → 2026-11-10

Hybrid · United States

Core

Build and run production backend systems to improve how millions of listeners discover and enjoy music videos on Spotify.

Role type

Senior Backend Engineer (Music Videos)

Builds

Scalable backend services, APIs, and data pipelines for music video discovery and personalization.

Domain

Streaming music / Music video infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Java, JVM languages, distributed systems, high-volume services, cloud platforms (GCP), system design, data structures, algorithms, data-driven decision making

Preferred skills

Data pipeline tools (Scio, Apache Beam), data engineering, machine learning

Technologies

Java, Scio, Apache Beam, Google Cloud Platform

Responsibilities

Design and develop scalable backend services and APIs; maintain Java services and data pipelines; partner with product managers and engineers to solve complex problems; contribute to system design and code quality; experiment with AI tools to improve build and ship processes.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

About Spotify

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