Backend Engineer - AdTech

Spotify

New York, NY

Full Time

Mid Level

123k-175k

11 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Our mission on the Advertising Product &amp;amp; Technology team is to build a next generation advertising platform that aligns with our unique value proposition for audio and video. We work to scale the user experience for hundreds of millions of fans and hundreds of thousands of advertisers. This scale brings unique challenges as well as tremendous opportunities for our artists and creators. We are looking for Backend Engineers to join our Advertising Product &amp;amp; Technology organization. Our teams are charged with scaling Spotify's Free Product and our Podcast Monetization Mission. You will work directly on an array of product features, advertiser publishing tools, and insights and reporting functionalities. You will collaborate with our cross-functional teams to ideate, develop, and own complex technical solutions on our fast-paced podcast and ad services technology platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with key internal partners to determine how to scalably design backend systems and APIs
Architect, develop, and operate Java services deployed to millions of users
Work with data engineers to build and maintain batch and real-time data pipelines with data processing frameworks like Scio, Storm, Spark and the Google Cloud Platform
Be a technical leader and valued contributor in an autonomous, cross-functional agile team
Collaborate with other engineers, product owners, and designers to identify and solve challenging problems, creating awesome music sessions for users worldwide
Be a leader of the Spotify-wide backend developer community affecting and driving our architecture across the company
Work on what you want during regular hack days and annual hack weeks

Requirements

4+ years of working experience as a Backend Engineer
Ideally experience with Java, and an additional language such as Go or C++ is a bonus
Experience working directly with stakeholders to understand, document and develop APIs and systems to meet their requirements
Experience with distributed, high-volume services and deploying them in production
Interest in big data processing technologies
Deep understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms
Care about quality and know what it means to ship high quality code

Nice to Have

Experience with Go or C++
Experience with data processing frameworks like Scio, Storm, Spark
Experience working on scalable backend systems

Qualifications

Relevant work experience of 4+ years as a Backend Engineer

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance
Six month paid parental leave
401(k) retirement plan
Monthly meal allowance
23 paid days off
13 paid flexible holidays
Paid sick leave
Position salary range: $122,716.00 - $175,308.00 plus equity

Working at Spotify

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging candidates to bring their personal experience, perspectives, and background. We are passionate about making our workplace accessible and support reasonable accommodations during the interview process. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. We believe that our differences help us innovate and revolutionize the way the world listens.

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