The Subscriptions mission helps people discover the right Spotify experience for them and supports the entire journey from free to paid. Our teams build products and services that make it easier for listeners around the world to understand the value of Spotify Premium while enabling sustainable growth for the business.
The Markets & Subscriptions team oversees the entire user journey on Spotify and ensures we engage with people in innovative ways, every step of the way. Our team grows Spotify’s audience by finding future listeners around the world and delivering the right value to them, at the right time. With research, product development, product design, engineering, and marketing all collaborating in one organization, we’re able to quickly create meaningful features and services for millions of people around the world, resulting in joyful, long-lasting relationships with Spotify.
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our cross-functional team of data scientists and mobile, web, and backend engineers to build the services that power Spotify's free-to-paid experiences.
What You'll Do
- Collaborate with a cross-functional engineering team to build and evolve Spotify's subscription conversion experiences.
- Design and develop scalable backend services and APIs using Java, gRPC, and GCP.
- Partner with teams across the Subscriptions mission to support new products, plans, and global launches.
- Build resilient backend systems that support millions of users across web and mobile.
- Work closely with product managers and engineers to deliver technical solutions that solve meaningful customer and business problems.
- Lead technical initiatives while mentoring teammates and raising engineering quality across the team.
- Champion engineering best practices, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
Who You Are
- You thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy solving complex technical problems with others.
- You have 5+ years of experience building backend systems at scale.
- You have experience with Java, gRPC, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- You know how to design APIs and backend services consumed by multiple client platforms.
- You care about writing maintainable, high-quality, production-ready software.
- You have experience working with internal stakeholders to build reusable platforms and services.
- Experience with subscription, conversion, commerce, or merchandising systems is a plus.
Where You'll Be
- This role is based in London, England or Stockholm, Sweden.
- 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
- 5+ years of experience building backend systems at scale
- Experience with Java, gRPC, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Design APIs and backend services consumed by multiple client platforms
- Experience working with internal stakeholders to build reusable platforms and services
- Lead technical initiatives, mentor teammates, and raise engineering quality
- Experience with subscription, conversion, commerce, or merchandising systems
- Ability to write maintainable, high-quality, production-ready software
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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