The opportunity
At Spotify, our Subscriptions organisation helps listeners discover the value of Spotify, find the right subscription, and keep enjoying the content they love. From acquisition and activation to retention, commerce, and customer service, we build experiences that connect…
What you'll do
Lead, support, and develop a team of data and backend engineers, creating an: inclusive environment where everyone can contribute and grow.
Work with product managers, business partners, and engineering teams to set: priorities and build data products that improve the subscription experience.
Guide the development of reliable, scalable data pipelines and backend: services that support targeting, messaging, personalisation, and machine learning.
Help your team make informed technical decisions, balancing data quality,: reliability, business needs, and long-term maintainability.
Support engineers through regular feedback, coaching, career development, and: opportunities to share knowledge.
Collaborate across teams to manage dependencies, solve challenges, and build shared data solutions.
What they're looking for
- You have experience leading data or backend engineering teams and enjoy: helping engineers develop their skills and careers.
- You have a background in software or data engineering and can guide technical: discussions about data architecture, distributed systems, scalability, and reliability.
- You understand how to balance team development, technical decisions, and: delivery priorities to achieve meaningful results.
- You have worked with large-scale data pipelines, data platforms, or backend: services. Experience with technologies such as Google Cloud, BigQuery, Apache Beam, Dataflow, dbt, Flyte, Airflow, Scala, or Java is valuable.
- You can navigate changing priorities, make informed decisions, and help your: team move forward when the path isn't always clear.
- You communicate clearly and build effective partnerships with product,: business, and engineering teams to turn shared goals into practical solutions.
- You value different perspectives, encourage open feedback, and help create an: environment where people feel respected and supported.
- You're curious about new technologies, including AI and automation, and enjoy: finding ways to improve how teams work and deliver value.
