Senior Backend Engineer - Personalization - Remote

Overview

The Personalization (PZN) team at Spotify aims to enhance the user experience by providing personalized recommendations for music, podcasts, and audiobooks. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll work on the platform that processes user behavior data to improve these recommendations.

In Short

• Develop and operate Java services impacting millions of users.
• Support machine learning projects for personalized user experiences.
• Work with large-scale data pipelines using Scio, BigQuery, and Google Cloud Platform.
• Collaborate with engineers and product managers daily.
• Deliver scalable, testable, and maintainable code.
• Mentor team members and promote best practices.

Requirements

• Extensive experience with backend services in Java at scale.
• Familiarity with data modeling and storage techniques.
• Experience with distributed data processing frameworks like Apache Beam and Spark.
• Desire to work in an agile and collaborative environment.
• Strong commitment to responsible experimentation.

Benefits

• Flexible work location within the North Americas region.
• Opportunity to work in a high-energy team environment.
• Professional growth in engineering at scale.