Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Policy & Safety

Spotify

London, GB

On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior machine learning engineers who build safety-critical systems at scale, particularly in content moderation and policy enforcement.

Best fit for

Senior ML engineers with experience in content moderation systems
— “build the systems that keep Spotify safe and trustworthy at scale”
Candidates comfortable working at the intersection of AI and policy
— “emerging AI-driven features”

Things to consider

Role involves building infrastructure for multiple content types and products
— “every new content type and product experience”
Work impacts safety across all Spotify consumer touchpoints
— “from our mobile and desktop apps to the smart speakers, TVs, cars”

How to stand out

Demonstrate experience scaling content moderation systems in past roles
— “content moderation, including detection models, policy enforcement systems”
Highlight collaborations with legal or policy teams on technical implementations
— “partner closely with Trust & Safety, Legal, and Public Affairs”
Showcase projects where safety was integrated into product design early
— “ensure that safety is built into Spotify experiences from the start”

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

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What success looks like

improved content safety
enhanced user experience

Typical background

machine learning engineerdata scientist

Skills & requirements

Required

Machine LearningData EngineeringPolicy Enforcement

Preferred

Content ModerationAI Ethics

About the role

Original posting from Spotify via Lever

We design Spotify’s consumer experience—end to end, moment to moment, across every screen, platform, and partner integration. Our mission is to make listening feel effortless, personal, and joyful for billions of users around the world. That means turning complexity into clarity across hundreds of touchpoints—from our mobile and desktop apps to the smart speakers, TVs, cars, and integrations where Spotify shows up every day. If it touches a consumer, we shape it. We bring deep insight into human behavior, design, and technology to craft experiences that feel intuitive, expressive, and unmistakably Spotify.
About the Team
The Policy & Safety team sits within the Content Platform domain and builds the systems that keep Spotify safe and trustworthy at scale. We own the infrastructure behind content moderation, including detection models, policy enforcement systems, compliance pipelines, and the safety-by-default platform.
Our work is critical to every new content type and product experience—from messaging and comments to collaborative and emerging AI-driven features. We partner closely with Trust & Safety, Legal, and Public Affairs to ensure that safety is built into Spotify experiences from the start.

Source: Spotify careers (Lever)