Senior Backend Engineer - Subscriptions

Spotify

London, GB

On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior backend engineers who thrive in cross-functional teams building subscription services for a global audience.

Best fit for

Engineers experienced in scaling subscription services for consumer products.
— “build the services that power Spotify's free-to-paid experiences”
Collaborators comfortable working with data scientists and multiple engineering disciplines.
— “cross-functional team of data scientists and mobile, web, and backend engineers”
Developers motivated by creating long-term user relationships through product innovation.
— “resulting in joyful, long-lasting relationships with Spotify”

Things to consider

Role involves working across multiple product development disciplines.
— “research, product development, product design, engineering, and marketing all collaborating”
Focus on global markets requires consideration of international user needs.
— “listeners around the world to understand the value of Spotify Premium”

How to stand out

Demonstrate experience optimizing conversion funnels in previous roles.
— “entire journey from free to paid”
Showcase projects where you've worked closely with data science teams.
— “cross-functional team of data scientists”
Highlight instances where your work directly impacted business growth metrics.
— “enabling sustainable growth for the business”

Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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

What success looks like

successful deployment of backend services
enhanced user experience
optimized system performance

Typical background

software engineeringbackend developmentfull-stack development

Skills & requirements

Required

Backend DevelopmentAPI DesignService ArchitectureSoftware Engineering

Preferred

MicroservicesCloud Computing

Stack & domain

Backend EngineeringTeamworkCommunicationSubscriptionsMusic Streaming

About the role

Original posting from Spotify via Lever

The Subscriptions mission helps people discover the right Spotify experience for them and supports the entire journey from free to paid. Our teams build products and services that make it easier for listeners around the world to understand the value of Spotify Premium while enabling sustainable growth for the business.
The Markets & Subscriptions team oversees the entire user journey on Spotify and ensures we engage with people in innovative ways, every step of the way. Our team grows Spotify’s audience by finding future listeners around the world and delivering the right value to them, at the right time. With research, product development, product design, engineering, and marketing all collaborating in one organization, we’re able to quickly create meaningful features and services for millions of people around the world, resulting in joyful, long-lasting relationships with Spotify.
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our cross-functional team of data scientists and mobile, web, and backend engineers to build the services that power Spotify's free-to-paid experiences.

Source: Spotify careers (Lever)