We design Spotify’s consumer experience—end to end, moment to moment, across every screen, platform, and partner integration. Our mission is to make listening feel effortless, personal, and joyful for billions of users around the world. That means turning complexity into clarity across hundreds of touchpoints—from our mobile and desktop apps to the smart speakers, TVs, cars, and integrations where Spotify shows up every day. If it touches a consumer, we shape it. We bring deep insight into human behavior, design, and technology to craft experiences that feel intuitive, expressive, and unmistakably Spotify.
The Desktop Natives squad, part of the Platform & Partner Experience (PPX) Studio, builds and maintains the native layer of the Spotify Desktop app across Windows, macOS, and Linux. We work across the systems outside the shared UI layer, from packaging and delivery to operating system integrations, backend services, release tooling, and the native C++ desktop shell that brings together Client-Core, Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF), and Spotify’s Web Player. Our work sits at the intersection of systems engineering, performance, and user experience, helping Spotify feel seamless and truly native on desktop.
What You'll Do
- Contribute to and maintain Spotify’s Desktop C++ application across macOS and Windows.
- Develop native container capabilities that enable UI teams to build new experiences and take advantage of evolving platform capabilities.
- Improve platform systems, CI configurations, build pipelines, packaging, and application delivery.
- Develop and maintain backend services supporting content delivery, update infrastructure, and release tooling.
- Build and improve operating system integrations, including features that connect Spotify with partner platforms.
- Collaborate with external partners such as Microsoft to make use of the latest platform capabilities.
- Contribute to cutting-edge work exploring AI agent integrations within the Spotify Desktop experience.
- Work closely with a distributed group of engineers and partners to solve complex problems across systems, platforms, and technologies.
Who You Are
- You have strong C++ development skills and are comfortable working on production software with a large user base.
- You have experience navigating complex codebases that span multiple programming languages, technologies, and systems.
- You’re comfortable taking ownership of systems through development, maintenance, and continuous improvement.
- You enjoy solving complex technical problems and can work through ambiguity to find practical solutions.
- You’re curious about how things work and motivated to learn new technologies, platforms, and areas of the codebase.
- You collaborate effectively across teams and communicate your thinking clearly.
- You’re comfortable working with colleagues across a fully distributed team.
Where You'll Be
- This role is based in Stockholm or London.
- 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
- Strong C++ development skills
- Experience working on production software with a large user base
- Ability to navigate complex codebases spanning multiple programming languages, technologies, and systems
- Experience taking ownership of systems through development, maintenance, and continuous improvement
- Complex technical problem-solving skills
- Ability to work through ambiguity and find practical solutions
- Effective cross-team collaboration and clear communication
- Comfort working in a fully distributed team
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.
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What We Do
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