About this role
Design, build, and deliver backend capabilities that support Spotify's commerce platform, from solution design through to production. 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 that support our listeners and subscription business. Work with cloud infrastructure, databases, and data pipelines to build and maintain reliable backend systems. Contribute to technical discussions, engineering workshops, and solution reviews, sharing ideas and learning from your peers. Help improve engineering practices and contribute to a collaborative environment where knowledge-sharing and continuous improvement are part of everyday work. You have experience developing and scaling backend services using Java, Python, or similar technologies in a cloud environment such as Google Cloud Platform. You're familiar with scalable database technologies such as PostgreSQL and understand the fundamentals of building reliable backend systems. You have exposure to data systems and pipelines, or you're interested in developing your expertise in this area. You enjoy tackling technical challenges, breaking down complex problems, and finding practical solutions. You communicate clearly and are comfortable sharing ideas, participating in technical discussions, and presenting your work to others. You're proactive, take ownership of your work, and enjoy learning new technologies and approaches. You value collaboration, feedback, and working with people from different technical backgrounds to achieve shared goals. Experience in e-commerce, payments, or financial engineering is valuable, but not essential. This role is based in London or Stockholm 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.