The Personalization team at Spotify aims to enhance the user experience by making music, podcast, and audiobook recommendations more enjoyable and tailored to individual listeners.
The Home Podcasts Squad is seeking an experienced Engineer II Backend Engineer to improve podcast recommendations on various key Spotify surfaces, including the Home Page and Podcast Subfeed.
This role involves developing ranking models for podcast recommendations and creating engaging podcast experiences for users.
The Backend Engineer II will be responsible for developing and scaling podcast recommendations, requiring collaboration with multiple Studios and a strong understanding of Home Systems and the recommendations ecosystem at Spotify.
The position requires curiosity, strong analytical skills, and a good understanding of product development to drive the products forward.
Responsibilities include collaborating with internal partners to design backend systems and APIs, architecting and operating Java services, leading within an agile team, and contributing to the Spotify-wide backend developer community.
Requirements:
Candidates must have 3+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer, specifically working with Java; familiarity with tools like gRPC, GCP, BigQuery, and Bigtable is a plus.
Experience in working directly with stakeholders to document and develop APIs and systems that meet their requirements is essential.
Applicants should have a background in writing distributed, high-volume services and maintaining them in production.
An interest in big data processing technologies is preferred.
The ideal candidate enjoys a fast-paced environment that encourages experimentation and quick iteration.
A belief in the power of data for informed decision-making is important.
A deep understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms is required.
Benefits:
The position offers a competitive salary range of $125,561 - $179,374, plus equity.
Benefits include health insurance, six months of paid parental leave, a 401(k) retirement plan, a monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, and 13 paid flexible holidays.
Spotify promotes a flexible work environment, allowing employees to work from locations within the North Americas region.
The company is committed to inclusivity and provides reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process to support all candidates.
