Backend Engineer, Podcast Job at Spotify AB in New York
Spotify AB, New York, NY, United States
The Podcast Mission develops strategies and builds products that serve creators and listeners interested in podcast and video content. As the #1 podcast platform in the world, we look to continue improving and scaling the experience of podcasts on Spotify. We build and maintain products like Spotify for Podcasters, Megaphone, and Chartable, and are always eager to provide creators with easy ways to increase their audiences on Spotify and give them new innovative means for monetization.
Mission Control is a team within Spotify’s Podcast Platform product area, building the core infrastructure that powers how podcasts and other creator content are processed, uploaded, transformed, and distributed across Spotify. As the creator ecosystem evolves, we are expanding the systems that enable new content formats and experiences, helping creators and partners reach audiences in new ways.
At the center of this work is our Distribution API — a platform that allows creators and partners to manage, distribute, and monetize content on Spotify regardless of where it is hosted. This API is becoming a key integration point for some of the world’s largest creator platforms. The team is also exploring how advances in AI can shape the next generation of creator and listener experiences, building the APIs and infrastructure that make those possibilities real.
What You’ll Do
Build reliable backend services that power how creator content is ingested, processed, and distributed across Spotify at massive scale
Contribute to the development and evolution of the Distribution API, enabling seamless integration for creators and partners
Expand ingestion pipelines to support new and emerging forms of creator content
Build APIs and backend systems that enable AI-driven experiences and interactions across Spotify’s creator platform
Collaborate with product managers, partner teams, and stakeholders to deliver platform capabilities used across Spotify and by external partners
Participate in on-call and goalie rotations to ensure system reliability and performance
Work with senior engineers to design scalable systems supporting millions of creators and pieces of content
Who You Are
You have hands‑on experience working with cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS, along with relational databases like MySQL.
You have an understanding of platform and distributed systems, and experience building APIs or services that operate at scale. Full stack experience is a plus.
You are highly adaptable and enjoy picking up new technologies, moving confidently across different parts of systems and tech stacks.
You are comfortable using AI-powered developer tools such as Claude as part of your development workflow to learn new technologies, accelerate development, and solve complex problems.
You thrive in fast-moving environments, handle change with ease, and communicate clearly with teammates and external partners.
Where You’ll Be
This role is based in New York
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.
Learn about life at Spotify
The United States base range for this position is 103,321–147,602 USD, plus equity. The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six‑month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, paid flexible holidays, and paid sick leave. These ranges may be modified in the future.
Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. 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 chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.
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.
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In Summary: The Podcast Mission develops strategies and builds products that serve creators and listeners interested in podcast and video content . Mission Control builds the core infrastructure that powers how podcasts and other creator content are processed, uploaded, transformed, and distributed across Spotify . At the center of this work is our Distribution API — a platform that allows creators and partners to manage, distribute, and monetize content .
En Español: La Misión Podcast desarrolla estrategias y construye productos que sirven a los creadores y oyentes interesados en el contenido de podcast y video. Como la plataforma #1 del mundo, buscamos seguir mejorando y ampliando la experiencia de podcasts en Spotify. Construimos y mantenemos productos como Spotify para Podcasters, Megaphone y Chartable, y siempre estamos ansiosos por proporcionar a los criadores formas fáciles de aumentar su audiencia en Spotify y darles nuevos medios innovadores de monetización. Mission Control es un equipo dentro del área de producto de la Plataforma Podcast de Spotifys, construyendo la infraestructura principal que impulsa cómo se procesan, cargan, transforman y distribuyen los podcaster y otros contenidos creativos en todo Spotify. El equipo también está explorando cómo los avances en IA pueden dar forma a la próxima generación de experiencias para creadores y oyentes, construyendo las APIs e infraestructuras que hacen esas posibilidades reales. Lo que harás Construir servicios backend confiables que impulsen cómo el contenido del creador es ingerido, procesado y distribuido en Spotify a gran escala Contribuir al desarrollo y evolución de la API Distributiva, permitiendo una integración sin problemas para creativos y socios Ampliar tuberías de ingestión para apoyar nuevas formas emergentes de contenidos creadores Construir APIs y sistemas backend que permitan experiencias e interacciones basadas en inteligencia artificial en Spotify s plataforma creadora Colaborar con gerentes de productos, equipos de base de datos asociados y partes interesadas para entregar capacidades utilizadas a través de AWS y por partners externos Participar en rotaciones on-call y goalie para garantizar la fiabilidad del sistema SQL y el rendimiento de los Servicios APCP Trabajar con altos ejecutivos para desarrollar piezas de diseño escalables y plataformas como MySQL o Mion, quienes tienen experiencia y soporte en la creación y construcción de plataformas digitales. La experiencia completa de la pila es una ventaja. Usted es altamente adaptable y disfruta de recoger nuevas tecnologías, moviéndose con confianza a través de diferentes partes de los sistemas y las pilas tecnológicas. Se siente cómodo utilizando herramientas de desarrollador impulsadas por inteligencia artificial como Claude como parte de su flujo de trabajo de desarrollo para aprender nuevas tecnología, acelerar el desarrollo y resolver problemas complejos. Prospera en entornos rápidos, manejar el cambio con facilidad y comunicarse claramente con compañeros de equipo y socios externos. Es en nuestras diferencias que encontraremos el poder de seguir revolucionando la forma como escucha el mundo. Spotify transformó para siempre escuchar música cuando lanzamos en 2008. Nuestra misión es desbloquear el potencial de la creatividad humana dándole a un millón de artistas creativos la oportunidad de vivir de su arte y miles de millones de aficionados la posibilidad de intercambiar y ser apasionados por estos creadores. Todo lo que hacemos es disfrutar del amor por la música y el streaming de podcasts. Hoy, somos el centro dedicado al servicio de suscripción más popular del mundo.
Mission Control is a team within Spotify’s Podcast Platform product area, building the core infrastructure that powers how podcasts and other creator content are processed, uploaded, transformed, and distributed across Spotify. As the creator ecosystem evolves, we are expanding the systems that enable new content formats and experiences, helping creators and partners reach audiences in new ways.
At the center of this work is our Distribution API — a platform that allows creators and partners to manage, distribute, and monetize content on Spotify regardless of where it is hosted. This API is becoming a key integration point for some of the world’s largest creator platforms. The team is also exploring how advances in AI can shape the next generation of creator and listener experiences, building the APIs and infrastructure that make those possibilities real.
What You’ll Do
Build reliable backend services that power how creator content is ingested, processed, and distributed across Spotify at massive scale
Contribute to the development and evolution of the Distribution API, enabling seamless integration for creators and partners
Expand ingestion pipelines to support new and emerging forms of creator content
Build APIs and backend systems that enable AI-driven experiences and interactions across Spotify’s creator platform
Collaborate with product managers, partner teams, and stakeholders to deliver platform capabilities used across Spotify and by external partners
Participate in on-call and goalie rotations to ensure system reliability and performance
Work with senior engineers to design scalable systems supporting millions of creators and pieces of content
Who You Are
You have hands‑on experience working with cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS, along with relational databases like MySQL.
You have an understanding of platform and distributed systems, and experience building APIs or services that operate at scale. Full stack experience is a plus.
You are highly adaptable and enjoy picking up new technologies, moving confidently across different parts of systems and tech stacks.
You are comfortable using AI-powered developer tools such as Claude as part of your development workflow to learn new technologies, accelerate development, and solve complex problems.
You thrive in fast-moving environments, handle change with ease, and communicate clearly with teammates and external partners.
Where You’ll Be
This role is based in New York
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.
Learn about life at Spotify
The United States base range for this position is 103,321–147,602 USD, plus equity. The benefits available for this position include health insurance, six‑month paid parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan, monthly meal allowance, 23 paid days off, paid flexible holidays, and paid sick leave. These ranges may be modified in the future.
Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.
At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can.
Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. 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 chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.
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.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
In Summary: The Podcast Mission develops strategies and builds products that serve creators and listeners interested in podcast and video content . Mission Control builds the core infrastructure that powers how podcasts and other creator content are processed, uploaded, transformed, and distributed across Spotify . At the center of this work is our Distribution API — a platform that allows creators and partners to manage, distribute, and monetize content .
En Español: La Misión Podcast desarrolla estrategias y construye productos que sirven a los creadores y oyentes interesados en el contenido de podcast y video. Como la plataforma #1 del mundo, buscamos seguir mejorando y ampliando la experiencia de podcasts en Spotify. Construimos y mantenemos productos como Spotify para Podcasters, Megaphone y Chartable, y siempre estamos ansiosos por proporcionar a los criadores formas fáciles de aumentar su audiencia en Spotify y darles nuevos medios innovadores de monetización. Mission Control es un equipo dentro del área de producto de la Plataforma Podcast de Spotifys, construyendo la infraestructura principal que impulsa cómo se procesan, cargan, transforman y distribuyen los podcaster y otros contenidos creativos en todo Spotify. El equipo también está explorando cómo los avances en IA pueden dar forma a la próxima generación de experiencias para creadores y oyentes, construyendo las APIs e infraestructuras que hacen esas posibilidades reales. Lo que harás Construir servicios backend confiables que impulsen cómo el contenido del creador es ingerido, procesado y distribuido en Spotify a gran escala Contribuir al desarrollo y evolución de la API Distributiva, permitiendo una integración sin problemas para creativos y socios Ampliar tuberías de ingestión para apoyar nuevas formas emergentes de contenidos creadores Construir APIs y sistemas backend que permitan experiencias e interacciones basadas en inteligencia artificial en Spotify s plataforma creadora Colaborar con gerentes de productos, equipos de base de datos asociados y partes interesadas para entregar capacidades utilizadas a través de AWS y por partners externos Participar en rotaciones on-call y goalie para garantizar la fiabilidad del sistema SQL y el rendimiento de los Servicios APCP Trabajar con altos ejecutivos para desarrollar piezas de diseño escalables y plataformas como MySQL o Mion, quienes tienen experiencia y soporte en la creación y construcción de plataformas digitales. La experiencia completa de la pila es una ventaja. Usted es altamente adaptable y disfruta de recoger nuevas tecnologías, moviéndose con confianza a través de diferentes partes de los sistemas y las pilas tecnológicas. Se siente cómodo utilizando herramientas de desarrollador impulsadas por inteligencia artificial como Claude como parte de su flujo de trabajo de desarrollo para aprender nuevas tecnología, acelerar el desarrollo y resolver problemas complejos. Prospera en entornos rápidos, manejar el cambio con facilidad y comunicarse claramente con compañeros de equipo y socios externos. Es en nuestras diferencias que encontraremos el poder de seguir revolucionando la forma como escucha el mundo. Spotify transformó para siempre escuchar música cuando lanzamos en 2008. Nuestra misión es desbloquear el potencial de la creatividad humana dándole a un millón de artistas creativos la oportunidad de vivir de su arte y miles de millones de aficionados la posibilidad de intercambiar y ser apasionados por estos creadores. Todo lo que hacemos es disfrutar del amor por la música y el streaming de podcasts. Hoy, somos el centro dedicado al servicio de suscripción más popular del mundo.