Backend Engineer - Insights Tooling

We're looking for an experienced Backend Engineer (Insights Tooling) to join our Data & Infrastructure team within Spotify's Business Strategy and Insights group. In this impactful role, you will significantly influence the direction of our technical architecture and roadmap. Your primary focus will be developing internal tools and systems to empower analytics and data science teams, ensuring they have the right capabilities as we adopt an increasingly diverse range of agentic tools.

You will play a key role in enhancing the productivity of data scientists and analysts, building solutions to streamline complex analytical processes and providing tools that directly enable their success. Your ability to proactively understand business objectives and translate them into technical solutions will be essential.

Our current technology stack includes Google Cloud Platform, leveraging Kubernetes and an internal stack for deployment, with backend services written primarily in Java and Python, alongside BigQuery (SQL) and Apache Beam (Scio) for data ETL and analytics.

What You'll Do

• Lead the design and development of internal infrastructure and technical architecture, collaborating closely with Data Science and Analytics teams.
• Build and maintain backend systems and tooling that streamline analytics processes and support data-driven workflows.
• Engage deeply with stakeholders to understand analytics needs, proactively influencing technical decisions and anticipating infrastructure requirements.
• Contribute actively to the adoption and integration of agentic tools and advanced analytics capabilities within the team.

Who You Are

• 2 + years experience collaborating effectively with Data Science and Analytics teams to deliver impactful tooling and solutions.
• Proficiency in developing and operating containerized systems on modern cloud platforms (preferably GCP) with strong Python skills.
• A solid commitment to sound engineering practices, including continuous delivery, clean coding, and automated testing.
• A technical degree or equivalent practical experience demonstrating foundational technical expertise.
• Excellent communication skills, enabling effective cross-functional collaboration.

Where You'll Be

• This role can be based in Stockholm OR New York City
• We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home. We ask that you come in 3 times per week.

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what's playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It's in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.

At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we're here to support you in any way we can.

Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world's most popular audio streaming subscription service.