Full Stack Engineer - Audiobooks

Spotify

London, GB

On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level engineers with React/TypeScript and Java experience working in content creation tools and audiobook distribution.

Best fit for

Engineers comfortable scaling web applications to 100,000 users.
— “We're scaling toward 100,000 users across a React/TypeScript frontend”
Developers who prioritize reducing toil and amplifying creativity.
— “use modern tools (including AI) to reduce toil and amplify creativity”
Candidates interested in Spotify's highest-priority audiobook initiatives.
— “connects to Spotify's highest-priority bets: expanding audiobook access”

Things to consider

Expectation to contribute across technical borders.
— “contribution has no borders, quality is shared”

How to stand out

Demonstrate experience with data pipelines in content ecosystems.
— “data pipelines that feed into Spotify's broader audiobook ecosystem”
Show examples of using AI to streamline workflows.
— “use modern tools (including AI) to reduce toil”
Highlight cross-functional collaboration in creator platforms.
— “gives publishers, authors, and narrators tools to manage their catalog”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

scaled Spotify for Authors to 100,000 users
developed tools for publishers and authors

Typical background

web application developmentdata pipelines

Skills & requirements

Required

React/typescriptJavaData PipelinesAI

Preferred

Spotify For AuthorsAudiobook Industry

Stack & domain

ReactTypeScriptJavaData PipelinesAIAudiobooksWeb ApplicationBackend Services

About the role

Original posting from Spotify via Lever

Spotify for Authors (SFA) is the creator platform for the audiobook industry — a web application that gives publishers, authors, and narrators tools to manage their catalog, track performance, and distribute content on Spotify. We're scaling toward 100,000 users across a React/TypeScript frontend, Java backend services, and data pipelines that feed into Spotify's broader audiobook ecosystem.
SFA connects to Spotify's highest-priority bets: expanding audiobook access, building content creation tools, and shaping discovery surfaces. We operate with a "short toes" philosophy — contribution has no borders, quality is shared, and we use modern tools (including AI) to reduce toil and amplify creativity.

Source: Spotify careers (Lever)