Full Stack Engineer - Podcast

About the Role

Podcast R&D, part of Spotify's Podcast Vertical, builds top-tier tools for creators, managing platforms and features for hosting, creation, distribution, audience growth, and monetization.

This Backend-leaning Full Stack Engineer role is within the New Value area, a cross-functional team focused on identifying, launching, and scaling new content verticals and revenue models. Our goal is to transform the Podcast Vertical into a comprehensive creator and publisher platform, driving significant revenue for Spotify Premium.

You will be a key member of a distributed squad dedicated to subscriptions and fan engagement. This includes working on Synced Feeds for subscription awareness and conversion, the Spotify Open Access API (SOA) for third-party subscriptions, and new first-party subscription content products. Key initiatives for the upcoming year involve building a new scalable version of Spotify's native subscription offering, enhancing Synced Feeds, and evolving SOA to empower creators in monetizing their fan base directly on Spotify.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Java.
• Actively participate in creating and evolving APIs and services that connect user experiences with scalable internal infrastructure, aligning with product requirements.
• Drive improvements in system architecture, performance, and developer experience.
• Develop and enhance our user-facing layer and frontend SDKs using React/TypeScript.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, designers, and data specialists across multiple teams.
• Contribute to technical discussions and influence platform decisions.

Who You Are

• Experienced in designing and developing backend applications in Java.
• Solid understanding of React and TypeScript, with a passion for delivering end-to-end experiences and software architecture across backend, frontend, and APIs.
• Possess a growth mindset, curiosity, and a willingness to experiment. You actively share ideas and drive continuous self-improvement and team enhancement.
• Experience with infrastructure-related technologies is a plus.
• Committed to agile software development and a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong communication abilities.
• Experienced and passionate about mentoring and fostering collaborative teams.

Where You'll Be

• Flexibility to work remotely within the North American region where Spotify has a work location.
• This team collaborates within the Eastern Standard Time zone.

Compensation and Benefits

• United States base salary range: $150,000 - $189,000, plus equity.
• Benefits include health insurance, six months paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, and 13 paid flexible holidays.
• Salary ranges are subject to future modification.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Spotify is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Spotify transformed music listening in 2008 and aims to empower creators and connect them with billions of fans. Our passion for music and podcasting drives us to be the world's most popular audio streaming subscription service.