Spotify · 2 months ago
Analytics Engineer - Business Strategy & Insights
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$126K/yr - $179K/yr
2+ years expSpotify is looking for an Analytics Engineer to shape the analytics data layer that powers their Data Science environment. The role involves designing, modeling, and maintaining datasets, collaborating closely with Data Scientists and Data Engineers, and implementing ETL/ELT pipelines to support analytics solutions.
AudioCloud ComputingMusicMusic StreamingPodcast
Responsibilities
Be a primary contributor to the analytics data layer — designing, modeling, and maintaining datasets that surface critical signals from massive, heterogeneous sources
Work hand‑in‑hand with Data Scientists to design schemas, features, and pipelines that unlock exploratory research and repeatable analysis
Engineer novel datasets and features, and elevate existing ones, to enable flexible analysis of subscription and consumption dynamics across our platform
Implement and evolve ETL/ELT pipelines in dbt and BigQuery; collaborate with the engineering team on data infrastructure improvements as needed
Establish and champion reporting best practices and a standardized metrics layer for the Business Strategy & Insights Org. — driving consistency, documentation, and discoverability
Raise the bar on analytics engineering: code review, testing, data quality checks, performance optimization, observability, and CI/CD for analytics code
Support downstream users — debugging queries, optimizing models, and sharing context — while mentoring teammates and uplifting standards
Qualification
Required
2+ years of professional experience analyzing complex data with SQL and Python
A demonstrable track record of contributing to analytics solutions for Data Science teams; you turn open-ended goals into scoped, actionable plans
Significant ETL/ELT experience with very large and complex datasets, including managing DAG dependencies (e.g., Airflow, Dagster, or similar)
Deep competency with SQL on distributed/data-lake systems (e.g., BigQuery, Presto, Spark/Hive SQL), including nested data handling, window functions, query tuning, and partitioning strategies
Collaborative, low-ego, and invested in helping peers level up. You care about reliable pipelines, clear models, and measurable impact
Benefits
Health insurance
Six month paid parental leave
401(k) retirement plan
Monthly meal allowance
23 paid days off
13 paid flexible holidays
Company
Spotify
Spotify is a commercial music streaming service that provides restricted digital content from a range of record labels and artists.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.09BKey Investors
ValueAct CapitalManhattan Venture Partners (MVP)Goldman Sachs Investment Partners
2023-02-10Post Ipo Equity
2021-02-25Post Ipo Debt
2018-04-03IPO
Leadership Team
Alex Norstrom
Co-CEO
Daniel Ek
Chairman & CEO
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