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Data Scientist - Music Mission

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New York, NY
Music
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 Music Mission enables music creators to grow, engage, and monetize their fan bases on Spotify. Central to the Music Mission's vision is the development of promotional tools for artists and label teams, powered by Spotify's deep knowledge of listener behavior. Products like Discovery Mode, Marquee, Showcase, Music Videos, and Clips help artists and their teams grow their audiences, connect with fans, and achieve their goals on Spotify.

We're looking for a Data Scientist to join Discovery Mode within the Music Mission. Discovery Mode is a tool for artists and music marketers designed to help find new listeners when it matters most. With Discovery Mode, artists and labels identify songs that are a priority, and our systems use that signal to inform the algorithms that power personalized recommendations. This role sits within the ML squad that builds and operates the models behind Discovery Mode's measurement system, and you'll serve as the squad's analytical lead.

In this role, you'll partner closely with product managers and ML engineers to evaluate and improve the models that power Discovery Mode. You'll tackle complex analytical problems by designing experiments, developing evaluation frameworks, and building the analytical foundations that help keep our models accurate, reliable, and impactful for artists. As part of the Product Insights team within Music Mission, you'll help shape the measurement systems behind one of Spotify's most important promotion products.

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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 113 open positions. They are hiring across departments like Advertising Sales - Emerging and Scaled Sales, Financial Planning and Analysis, Platform. 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.

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