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Director of Engineering - Content Platform (Catalog)

London💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-09 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead engineering teams and drive technical strategy for Spotify's global content platform, ensuring accurate, consistent, and scalable content management across all consumer experiences.

Role type

Director of Engineering (Platform/Infrastructure)

Builds

Core catalog systems, APIs, lifecycle orchestration, and content integrity workflows for Spotify's global platform.

Domain

Music streaming, Content Management Systems, Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Engineering organization leadership, distributed system architecture, legacy system modernization, cross-functional stakeholder alignment, long-term roadmap execution, automation and AI integration, team scaling, system reliability optimization.

Preferred skills

Experience with data-intensive systems, navigating ambiguity in high-impact environments, building inclusive engineering cultures.

Technologies

None explicitly stated.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop multiple engineering teams through engineering managers; Own and drive the technical strategy for a critical platform domain; Enable teams to build product experiences efficiently by improving underlying catalog systems; Guide the evolution and modernization of complex legacy systems; Partner with product and cross-functional leaders to align priorities; Improve system reliability and reduce operational friction; Identify and apply opportunities for automation and AI; Develop and execute a long-term roadmap.

Seniority

Director, hands-on leadership & strategy

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