Senior Backend Engineer, Home Surfaces
Core
Build and evolve backend infrastructure and pipelines for podcast recommendation systems at Spotify scale.
Role type
Senior Backend Engineer (Personalization)
Builds
High-volume recommendation services for podcast discovery (Home, Subfeed, Now Playing)
Domain
Music streaming / Podcasts / Personalization
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Java, distributed systems design, system design, data structures, algorithms, gRPC, GCP, BigQuery, Bigtable
Preferred skills
Large-scale data processing, experimentation strategies, API design
Responsibilities
Architect scalable backend services, build recommendation pipelines, partner with data scientists and product managers, own system lifecycle, use data to inform technical decisions, navigate ambiguous technical problems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
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