Backend Engineer

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Cybersecurity

In short

Spotify seeks a Backend Engineer II to join the Security Compliance Engineering team in London or Stockholm. You will design and build scalable software solutions to address complex security, risk, and compliance requirements, automating processes and ensuring adherence to GRC frameworks.

Responsibilities

Design and build backend products, services, and infrastructure that strengthen Spotify’s technical security Governance, Risk, and Compliance strategy.
Build scalable infrastructure and tooling that help apply regulatory requirements and security framework controls across Spotify’s distributed environment.
Develop reliable services that automate security and compliance processes, reducing manual work and helping engineering teams understand and meet requirements.
Work with security, engineering, and other partners to translate security and compliance requirements into practical technical solutions.
Contribute to consistent engineering practices that address security, risk, and compliance requirements while supporting teams at scale.
Own the quality of your work from design and development through deployment, operation, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Experience developing backend software using an object-oriented programming language such as Java.
Comfortable working with data.
Experience building distributed, high-volume services and deploying and operating them in production.
Understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms.
Experience implementing security controls or safeguards in software systems.
Familiarity with cybersecurity or security GRC frameworks.
Ability to collaborate with others to understand technical requirements, explore trade-offs, and iterate on solutions.
Clear communication with technical and non-technical partners.
Ability to explain complex topics to different audiences.

Desired Qualifications

Interest in information security governance, risk, and compliance.
Motivated to deepen knowledge in the information security space.

Benefits

Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse.
Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success.
Global parental leave, six months off - for all new parents.
All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub.
Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs.

Skills

Java

#Engineering#Platform Security#Backend#Compliance

About Spotify

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 opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by it. Spotify transformed music listening forever when it launched in Sweden in 2008. Discover, manage and share over 70m tracks for free, or upgrade to Spotify Premium to access exclusive features including offline mode, improved sound quality, and an ad-free music listening experience. Today, Spotify is the most popular global audio streaming service with 365m users, including 165m subscribers…

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