Most Loved Workplace® Certified Job

Senior Backend Engineer, Home Surfaces

Most Loved Workplace® Certified Job

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New York, NY

Personalization

Permanent

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About the Role

At Spotify, a Most Loved Workplace® certified employer in the Entertainment space, Unlock human creativity and connect billions to the world's greatest music.

The Personalization team makes deciding what to play next easier and more enjoyable for every listener. From Blend to Discover Weekly, we’re behind some of Spotify’s most-loved features. We built them by understanding the world of music and podcasts better than anyone else. Join us and you’ll keep millions of users listening by making great recommendations to each and every one of them.

The Home Podcasts Squad builds the systems that power podcast recommendations across some of Spotify’s most important distribution surfaces, including Home, the Podcast Subfeed, and the Now Playing view. We develop the ranking systems behind these recommendations and create experiences such as topic-based shelves and cross-content recommendations that help listeners discover podcasts they'll love.

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to build and evolve the backend infrastructure and pipelines that make these experiences possible. You’ll work on systems that identify, retrieve, rank, and filter relevant podcast content to create personalized experiences for millions of listeners around the world.

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Common questions candidates ask about this role and Spotify's workplace

Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creators the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by it. Spotify transformed music listening forever when it launched in Sweden in 2008. Today, Spotify is the most popular global audio streaming service that has over 10 million creators with almost half a billion fans across 184 countries and markets.

Please review the specific job listing or contact Spotify's recruiting team for details on remote or hybrid work options for this role.

Salary information may vary by role and location. Please check the specific job listing or discuss compensation during the interview process.

Spotify is an established organization in its industry. The company is a certified Most Loved Workplace®, highlighting a strong, positive culture and committed workforce.

Key benefit categories include: Health & Wellness, Family & Time Off, Financial & Equity, Work Experience. You can view more details on their CertCheck profile.

The day-to-day environment is guided by core values such as Creative Courage and Band Mentality Collaboration and Sincere Connection.

The company has committed to inclusive practices including: Foster a Culture of Trust and Transparency and Empower Creative Innovation and Bold Risk-Taking.

They have earned Most Loved Workplace® certifications including: Most Loved Workplace Most Loved Workplaces® 2025 and Most Loved Workplace Most Loved Workplaces® 2021.

Spotify currently has 85 open positions. They are hiring across departments like Experience, Marketing, Music Business. You can view all current openings at certcheck.mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/spotify/jobs.

The interview process typically involves an initial recruiter screen followed by team interviews. Please contact Spotify's recruiting team for specific details on this role's process.