Senior Build Systems Engineer - Platform Engineering - Remote

Overview

As a Senior Build Systems Engineer at Spotify, you'll play a key role in enabling engineers to build, test, and ship quickly and reliably across various platforms by optimizing and evolving Bazel-based systems.

In Short

• Design, build, and maintain Bazel-based build systems for Spotify’s client monorepo.
• Lead improvements to build performance, remote caching, and incremental build reliability.
• Develop tooling and automation for better IDE integration and developer ergonomics.
• Collaborate with platform and infra teams on build architecture and dependency management.
• Analyze build telemetry to improve developer feedback loops.
• Ensure consistency and standardization across cross-platform builds.
• Mentor peers and promote a culture of technical excellence.

Requirements

• Experience in iOS (Xcode, Swift), Android (Gradle, Kotlin/Java), C++ (CMake/Ninja), or Web (TypeScript, Yarn, Webpack).
• Proven experience with Bazel and designing/scaling build systems.
• Comfortable in multi-language, multi-platform monorepos.
• Strong understanding of hermetic builds and distributed execution.
• Familiar with IDE integration workflows.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• Passionate about improving developer productivity.

Benefits

• Flexible work environment with options to work from home.
• Opportunities for professional growth and mentoring.
• Collaborative culture focused on technical excellence.