Backend Engineer - Advertising

About this role

Our mission on the Advertising Product & Technology team is to build a next generation advertising platform that aligns with our unique value proposition for audio and video. We work to scale the user experience for hundreds of millions of fans and hundreds of thousands of advertisers. This scale brings unique challenges as well as tremendous opportunities for our artists and creators.

We're seeking a talented Backend engineer (with some data engineering experience as a bonus) to join our team at Spotify, where you'll collaborate with internal customers to design scalable backend services, data pipelines, and APIs  that meet their needs. You'll contribute to high-impact projects powering our ad services, scaling distributed systems, and continuously improving our engineering practices. As someone who shares our passion for building innovative ad experiences, you'll have a direct impact on how the world uses Spotify.

Design and develop scalable backend systems and APIs using Java services

Collaborate with Data Scientists and or Data Engineers to build and maintain complex data pipelines using frameworks like Scio, Storm, Spark, and Google Cloud Platform

Develop expertise in testing practices, including TDD and integration testing

Ensure high-quality code through automated testing and continuous integration

Lead high-performance Java service development and operations for millions of users

Partner with Data Scientists and User Researchers to understand user needs and inform product decisions You are a highly motivated and communicative engineer who is passionate about collaborating on difficult engineering problems.

You are an experienced Backend Engineer with 3+ years of working experience, passionate about delivering high-quality code

You are proficient in Java, with a desire to expand knowledge into additional languages like Scala

You are a strong advocate for code quality, testing, and automation

You have experience with distributed systems, high-volume services, production deployment, big data processing technologies, and system design

You are familiar with APIs, stakeholders, and agile methodologies

Knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and software engineering principles

Understanding of end-user experience, quality, and modern engineering practices

Collaborative attitude with a strong desire to work with others and make a difference

Passionate about delivering high-quality code, iterating quickly, and experimenting with new ideas

Believes data is a powerful tool for informed decision-making We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! For this role, it can be within the North America region in which we have a work location.

This team operates within the Eastern Standard time zone for collaboration