Engineering Manager, Artist Expression Tools

| New York City, NY
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Spotify is the world's leading streaming music provider and has affected all aspects of how music is enjoyed and created. On the music industry side of Spotify - Marketplace - we think of ourselves as the software layer of the new music industry. We serve the artists, distributors, labels and publishers that make up our industry, and our mission is to build tools that help these teams build an audience, monetize fans, and live off their work. Spotify for Artists is used by more than 1,000,000 artists each month to get insights, reach new listeners, and deepen the connection with their audience.


As of today there are 2 million unique Canvases on the platform and continue growing. Storylines- which gives listeners behind-the-scenes information from artists about their song - in its beta phase are sought after by artists and marketers. Building upon the momentum of these visual tools, we are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team to enable artists all over the world to express in unique ways, so they can reach their full creative potential and grow their audience. As a leader of this engineering team, this person will hire and build up the team, mentor and coach mobile, web, and backend engineers, encouraging collaboration across teams at Spotify, and supporting the team in building tools for artists to create powerful visual expressions that engage and delight fans on Spotify.

What you'll do

  • Build, lead, and serve an effective and diverse team of engineers through hiring, coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development.
  • Work closely with your team and others across Spotify to enable sustainable and timely delivery of technical solutions to address business needs.
  • Facilitate partnerships between engineers, product managers, data scientists, and designers to set the right goals and solve problems across our platform.
  • Advocate for and implement engineering best-practices and develop technical strategy to guide short and long-term plans.
  • Nurture a healthy, collaborative engineering culture aligned with our values.

Who you are

  • You love developing and growing engineers and have a track record of doing so. You thrive when developing great people, not just great products.
  • You are passionate about teamwork and collaboration, while coaching and mentoring software developers to deliver timely, high-quality software.
  • You strive to cultivate a healthy engineering culture in an iterative, agile environment.
  • You have experience leading mobile engineering teams and have experience in backend development.
  • You don’t mind getting into the weeds in complex engineering efforts and can drive delivery while maintaining a happy & productive team.

Where you'll be

  • We are a distributed workforce enabling our band members to find a work mode best for them!
  • Where in the world? For this role, it can be within the Americas region in which we have a work location
  • Prefer an office to work from home instead? Not a problem! We have plenty of options for your working preferences. Find more information about our Work From Anywhere options here
  • Working hours? We operate within the Eastern Standard time zone for collaboration

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.


Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 345 million users.


This position is not eligible to be performed in Colorado.

More Information on Spotify
Spotify operates in the Music industry. The company is located in Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY. Spotify was founded in 2006. It has 9574 total employees. It offers perks and benefits such as Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Disability insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Health insurance and Life insurance. To see all 7 open jobs at Spotify, click here.
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