Remote Senior Data Engineer - Advertising

Description:

• The Advertising Product & Technology team at Spotify is focused on building a next-generation advertising platform for audio and video.
• The team aims to scale user experiences for millions of fans and advertisers, presenting unique challenges and opportunities for artists and creators.
• The Measurement team within Spotify's Advertising mission develops products that help advertisers understand the effectiveness of their advertising spend and gain insights to grow their brands.
• The Senior Data Engineer will work on critical data pipelines, infrastructure, and APIs that support measurement products, ensuring they are reliable, scalable, and provide high-quality insights.
• Responsibilities include designing, developing, and maintaining robust batch and streaming pipelines using Scio, GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow, GCS), and orchestration tools like Flyte and Styx.
• The engineer will own the development and optimization of high-throughput, low-latency pipelines and APIs for various measurement projects.
• Collaboration with product managers, designers, and senior engineers is essential to establish the measurement roadmap and build next-generation products.
• The role involves serving as a technical lead, overseeing architecture and development of key initiatives, and ensuring adherence to Spotify’s Golden Path technologies.
• The engineer will work in a T-shaped environment, collaborating with various stakeholders and embracing learning and leadership opportunities.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have confirmed experience with distributed, high-volume production data pipelines and services, as well as familiarity with tools like BigQuery and BigTable.
• A strong curiosity and willingness to learn is essential, along with some experience in backend development and API design.
• Proficiency in Java and/or Scala is required, with hands-on experience in frameworks like Scio and Apache Beam; experience with Python is a plus.
• A dedication to agile software processes, data-driven development, reliability, and responsible experimentation is necessary.
• Candidates should have a proven track record of leading complex projects as a technical lead, overseeing cross-functional development and deployment.
• Strong collaboration skills and effective communication with stakeholders are crucial.
• A motivation to mentor and help elevate the team is expected.
• Hands-on experience with orchestration tools like Flyte and Styx is required.
• Excellent problem-solving and interpersonal skills are essential for this role.

Benefits:

• The position offers a competitive salary range of $160,091 to $228,702, plus equity.
• Benefits include health insurance, six months of paid parental leave, and a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Employees receive a monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, and 13 paid flexible holidays.
• Paid sick leave is also provided.
• Spotify promotes inclusivity and offers reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process to ensure accessibility for all candidates.