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.
We’re building one of Spotify’s most social and engaging experiences: Jam. Jam brings people together through music, enabling friends and groups to listen in real time, wherever they are. It transforms listening from a solo activity into a shared experience and plays an important role in how Spotify connects users through audio.
You’ll join a cross-functional team working across mobile, backend, and platform technologies to shape how millions of people experience music together.
What You'll Do
Lead, support, and grow a team of engineers across iOS, Android, backend, and cross-platform technologies
Drive delivery of features that power real-time, shared listening experiences
Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering leaders to shape vision, strategy, and roadmaps
Guide the team through complex technical challenges such as real-time synchronization, device connectivity, and cross-platform consistency
Enable high-quality, reliable user experiences across devices and platforms
Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and strong engineering practices
Create an inclusive and healthy team environment where individuals can grow and do their best work
Who You Are
You have experience leading and developing engineering teams, including hiring, coaching, and performance management
You are experienced with building and scaling complex systems, ideally in real-time or distributed environments
You have a strong understanding of software engineering across mobile and backend technologies
You care about building inclusive, collaborative teams and creating a positive team environment
You are comfortable working across disciplines and influencing product and technical direction
You balance execution with long-term thinking and make thoughtful, pragmatic decisions
You have experience solving challenges related to synchronization, connectivity, or cross-platform development
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 leading and developing engineering teams
- Experience with building and scaling complex systems
- Strong understanding of software engineering across mobile and backend technologies
- Experience solving challenges related to synchronization, connectivity, or cross-platform development
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
Spotify transformed music listening forever when it launched in Sweden in 2008. Discover, manage and share over 50m tracks for free, or upgrade to Spotify Premium to access exclusive features including offline mode, improved sound quality, and an ad-free music listening experience.
