Junior Backend Engineer - Podcast

The Podcast Mission at Spotify is dedicated to building the best tools for podcast creators. We design and develop features that empower podcasters and video creators to host, build and distribute their episodes—while also helping them monetize their content, and to grow and engage their audiences.

Our team specifically focuses on building interactive features that enable creators to connect with their fans, encouraging audience growth and deeper engagement. We care about the entire end-to-end experience, ensuring that users also have meaningful ways to communicate with their favorite creators.

• Design, develop and deploy backend services with a focus on high availability, low latency and scalability.
• Build and operate infrastructure, toolset and deployment pipelines.
• Collaborate closely with other engineers in the team and product area and also across Spotify (our group of stakeholders is wide and diverse) and become a valued member of our team.
• Take operational responsibility for the services that are owned by your team, including taking part in an on-call and goalie rotation.
• Work in an environment that supports your individual growth.
• Continuously improve our product by innovating on the service and being close with other development and product teams.

• You hold a degree in computer science or similar subject and have at least 1 years of working experience in a similar backend engineering position.
• You are comfortable designing, implementing and maintaining systems with Java in symbiosis with a handful of other languages when needed (e.g. Python, Scala) and know what clean code is.
• You are able to reason about trade offs of different databases and preferably have hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL ones.
• You enjoy working in a collaborative environment and learning from others.
• You have a good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• You are interested in keeping up with current best practices in your areas of expertise.
• You know and care about sound engineering practices like continuous delivery, defensive programming and automated testing.
• Our engineers are T-shaped, which means being capable of using the right technology as a tool when needed. If you have some data or ML engineering experience or are keen to learn it - that’s a bonus!
• You enjoy seeing your work being used by millions of people.

• This role is based in New York.
• We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home. We ask that you come in 2-3 times per week.

The United States base range for this position is $102,159 - $145,941 plus equity. The benefits available for this position include 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. This range encompasses multiple levels. Leveling is determined during the interview process. Placement in a level depends on relevant work history and interview performance. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.

At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can.

Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.