23h ago

Senior Backend Engineer

London

$150k-$200k / yearest.

full-timesenior Remotemedia

🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll join Spotify's Audiobooks Mission to build ingestion, processing, and delivery systems for a rapidly growing global catalog. You'll contribute across the stack, with focus on backend and data pipelines, ensuring content reaches listeners efficiently. This small, high-impact team thrives on ambiguity and continuous learning.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Design and build systems for audiobook ingestion, transformation, and delivery.
  • Contribute across the stack from backend services to operational tools.
  • Collaborate with engineers, PMs, and designers on complex workflows.
  • Take operational responsibility for services and drive reliability improvements.

📋 Requirements

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience.
  • Proficiency in Java/gRPC/GCP.
  • Data experience and willingness to work across the stack.
  • Experience with distributed architectures.

✨ Nice to Have

  • Curiosity about the audiobook ecosystem.
  • Experience with data pipelines or internal tooling.
  • Mentorship and collaboration skills.

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • 🏖️ Flexible remote work with in-person meetings.
  • 🏢 London or Stockholm office locations.
  • 📚 Continuous learning culture.
  • 🤝 Inclusive engineering culture.
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