Engineering Leadership - Music Mission Team

The Music Mission team at Spotify is responsible for building tools and services to enable creation, promotion, expression, and monetization at scale. As part of this team, we're looking for an experienced engineering leader to lead a team of engineers across backend, client, and data disciplines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and grow a team of engineers across multiple squads
• Set clear technical and organizational direction across a complex, full-stack product area
• Partner closely with Product, Design, Insights, and Marketing to deliver impactful features for artists
• Drive execution across multiple concurrent initiatives, ensuring strong coordination and delivery
• Translate ambiguity into clear priorities, helping teams navigate competing demands and inbound requests
• Oversee the development of scalable systems that process and surface large volumes of artist data
• Support critical platform operations and contribute to incident response readiness through team leadership
• Contribute to strategic initiatives including AI-driven experiences and artist-focused product innovation

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with significant experience in engineering leadership, including managing managers
• Experience leading multiple teams or orgs simultaneously and operating across a broad, multi-disciplinary technical surface
• Strong technical foundation and ability to engage in discussions across backend systems, client applications, and data platforms
• Ability to navigate organizational complexity and drive alignment across senior cross-functional stakeholders
• Experience building inclusive, high-performing teams and developing managers and senior engineers
• Calm and structured in high-pressure situations, able to manage competing priorities and guide teams through critical decisions
• Experience operating in environments with high data scale and understanding how to translate complex data into meaningful user experiences
• Motivated by building products that serve creators, artists, or similar user communities

Benefits:

• United States base range for this position is $203,410–$290,586 USD, plus equity
• Health insurance
• Six-month paid parental leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Monthly meal allowance
• 23 paid days off
• Paid flexible holidays
• Paid sick leave