Spotify · 12 hours ago
Backend Engineer - Data Infrastructure
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$126K/yr - $179K/yr
3+ years expSpotify is looking for a Backend Engineer to join their Data Infrastructure engineering organization. The role involves building and evolving a data analytics platform, collaborating with teams to enhance data reliability and operational excellence across the organization.
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Responsibilities
Build, operate, and evolve data analytics platform that includes backend services as well as OLAP data store (Druid) for teams building analytics across Spotify
Build internal tooling, libraries, and services that streamline integration patterns with our analytics platform
Advocate for best practices in service design, data modeling, schema evolution, and contract testing to ensure long-term maintainability
Work in an autonomous, mult-functional environment and collaborate with squads across Spotify to continuously iterate and deliver on new product objectives
Qualification
Required
3+ years of relevant experience with distributed datastores, and backend services
Proficient in Java and excited to learn Kubernetes, Terraform
Understanding of data modeling, dimensional schemas, and analytical query patterns
Experience building internal developer tools, libraries, or shared services that support large engineering organizations
Strong sense of ownership of service quality, SLOs, and operational excellence
Familiar with OLAP databases or analytics warehouses (e.g., Druid, ClickHouse, Pinot, BigQuery, Snowflake). Experience with Druid is a strong plus
Comfort with metrics-driven development and observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, similar)
You are a good communicator and an empathetic, attentive listener with the capability to anticipate the needs of partners
You are deeply curious, and enjoy exploring both technical and organizational problems and domains
You are eager to learn new technologies and to expand your area of expertise
Benefits
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
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
Daniel Ek
Chairman & CEO
Gustav Söderström
Co-President, CPO & CTO
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