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Spotify’s Subscriptions Mission focuses on converting listeners into lifelong subscribers by delivering seamless, valuable experiences across pricing, packaging, and customer journeys. We build the systems and tools that power acquisition, retention, and overall subscription growth at scale.
At Spotify, our Commerce Platform powers the technology behind the subscription experience. From merchandising and order management to payment orchestration and purchase flows, our team builds the backend services and data systems that help millions of listeners access the Spotify experiences they love.
We're looking for a Backend Engineer to help us evolve our commerce technology and build reliable, scalable services. You'll join a collaborative engineering team where you'll solve meaningful technical challenges, develop your skills, and contribute to a high-performing platform. If you enjoy working with complex systems and seeing the impact of your work, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Do
- Design, build, and deliver backend capabilities that support Spotify's commerce platform, from solution design through to production.
- Develop and improve scalable services powering merchandising, order management, payment orchestration, and purchase experiences.
- Work with complex, high-traffic systems to improve reliability, performance, and scalability.
- Collaborate with engineers and teams across Spotify to deliver solutions that support our listeners and subscription business.
- Work with cloud infrastructure, databases, and data pipelines to build and maintain reliable backend systems.
- Contribute to technical discussions, engineering workshops, and solution reviews, sharing ideas and learning from your peers.
- Help improve engineering practices and contribute to a collaborative environment where knowledge-sharing and continuous improvement are part of everyday work.
Who You Are
- You have experience developing and scaling backend services using Java, Python, or similar technologies in a cloud environment such as Google Cloud Platform.
- You're familiar with scalable database technologies such as PostgreSQL and understand the fundamentals of building reliable backend systems.
- You have exposure to data systems and pipelines, or you're interested in developing your expertise in this area.
- You enjoy tackling technical challenges, breaking down complex problems, and finding practical solutions.
- You communicate clearly and are comfortable sharing ideas, participating in technical discussions, and presenting your work to others.
- You're proactive, take ownership of your work, and enjoy learning new technologies and approaches.
- You value collaboration, feedback, and working with people from different technical backgrounds to achieve shared goals.
- Experience in e-commerce, payments, or financial engineering is valuable, but not essential.
Where You'll Be
- This role is based in London or Stockholm
- We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home.
Skills Required
- Experience developing and scaling backend services using Java, Python, or similar technologies
- Experience working in a cloud environment such as Google Cloud Platform
- Familiarity with scalable database technologies such as PostgreSQL
- Understanding of reliable backend system fundamentals
- Exposure to data systems and pipelines, or interest in developing expertise in this area
- Clear communication and participation in technical discussions and presentations
- Proactive ownership, collaboration, and willingness to learn new technologies
- Experience in e-commerce, payments, or financial engineering
Spotify Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Spotify and has not been reviewed or approved by Spotify.
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Flexible Benefits — Employees consistently praise the total compensation package beyond base salary, highlighting a mix of RSUs, cash incentives, and stipends alongside core pay. The package is described as flexible and customizable through equity choices (e.g., RSUs, options, cash) that can be tailored for long-term wealth building.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are repeatedly highlighted as substantial, including generous vacation, paid sick days, volunteer time, and flexible holidays. These policies are framed as a meaningful part of the overall rewards experience beyond salary.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is portrayed as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, and mental health support. Additional employer contributions to HSAs are cited as strengthening the overall health and wellness value proposition.
Spotify Insights
What We Do
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