Backend Engineer

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Backend

In short

Spotify söker en Backend Engineer till sitt team i London eller Stockholm för att utveckla och skala deras e-handelsplattform. Du kommer att designa och bygga backend-tjänster för prenumerationer, orderhantering och betalningar med teknologier som Java, Python och Google Cloud Platform.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and deliver backend capabilities that support Spotify's commerce platform.
Develop and improve scalable services powering merchandising, order management, payment orchestration, and purchase experiences.
Work with complex, high-traffic systems to improve reliability, performance, and scalability.
Collaborate with engineers and teams across Spotify to deliver solutions.
Work with cloud infrastructure, databases, and data pipelines.
Contribute to technical discussions, engineering workshops, and solution reviews.
Help improve engineering practices and contribute to a collaborative environment.

Requirements

Experience developing and scaling backend services using Java, Python, or similar technologies in a cloud environment such as Google Cloud Platform.
Familiarity with scalable database technologies such as PostgreSQL.
Understanding of the fundamentals of building reliable backend systems.
Exposure to data systems and pipelines, or interest in developing expertise in this area.
Enjoy tackling technical challenges, breaking down complex problems, and finding practical solutions.
Clear communication skills and comfort sharing ideas, participating in technical discussions, and presenting work.
Proactive, take ownership of work, and enjoy learning new technologies.
Value collaboration, feedback, and working with people from different technical backgrounds.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in e-commerce, payments, or financial engineering is valuable, but not essential.

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

JavaPythonGoogle Cloud PlatformPostgreSQL

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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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