We design Spotify’s consumer experience—end to end, moment to moment, across every screen, platform, and partner integration. Our mission is to make listening feel effortless, personal, and joyful for billions of users around the world. That means turning complexity into clarity across hundreds of touchpoints—from our mobile and desktop apps to the smart speakers, TVs, cars, and integrations where Spotify shows up every day. If it touches a consumer, we shape it. We bring deep insight into human behavior, design, and technology to craft experiences that feel intuitive, expressive, and unmistakably Spotify.
You’ll join the Core Experience Studio within Spotify’s Experience Mission, working in the Format Foundations Product Area. This space builds the foundations behind how users experience artists, albums, podcasts, and more across the app.
Within this area, you’ll lead Meadow — a backend platform team that powers scalable, content-agnostic metadata delivery. Meadow sits at the heart of many Spotify experiences, enabling teams across Music, Podcasts, Audiobooks, and beyond to build consistent, high-quality user experiences.
Lead a backend engineering team, with accountability for delivery, technical direction, and team health
Define and evolve the technical strategy for metadata delivery systems, including fan-out serving, versioned contracts, and caching
Shape the long-term vision of the team in line with Core Experience and broader platform strategy
Partner closely with product, design, and engineering leaders to align priorities and drive execution
Enable adoption of platform capabilities across multiple consumer-facing teams and content verticals
Guide architectural decisions, review implementations, and help unblock complex technical challenges
Drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices to improve speed, quality, and developer experience
Support and grow engineers, fostering an inclusive and collaborative team environment
You have strong experience building and scaling backend systems for data delivery or platform infrastructure
You understand patterns like fan-out architectures, API versioning, and caching strategies
You have worked across end-to-end data systems, from pipelines to distribution layers
You have experience leading engineering teams and supporting individuals in their growth
You’ve contributed to cross-team technical strategy and aligned stakeholders around shared outcomes
You are comfortable working with AI-assisted development tools and guiding teams in their use
You think in systems and platforms, balancing the needs of internal developers and end users
You care deeply about building inclusive teams where people feel supported and empowered
You’re curious, adaptable, and comfortable navigating ambiguity
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.
