Android Engineer - Subscriptions

Spotify; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Spotify is seeking an Android engineer to design, build, and evolve mobile experiences across its consumer surfaces. You will help shape the architecture of reusable mobile foundations and contribute to platform capabilities, while focusing on scalability, performance, and developer experience.

Collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, and platform teams to drive technical strategy, code quality, testing, and observability, with a mindset for growth and experimentation in

Qualifications

• Experience developing Android applications using Kotlin.
• Ability to build maintainable, scalable, well-tested software systems.
• Experience collaborating with engineers, product managers, designers.
• Care about code quality, testing, documentation, and long-term maintainability.
• Curiosity and ownership, willing to expand beyond core area.
• Interest in modern tooling including AI-assisted coding.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve mobile experiences across Spotify surfaces.
• Contribute to reusable mobile foundations, frameworks, and platform capabilities.
• Support initiatives to improve scalability, performance, reliability, and developer experience.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, and platform teams to shape direction.
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and drive quality through testing and observability.

Skills

Android Kotlin

Scalable systems

Code quality

Cross-functional collaboration

AI-assisted tooling

Growth mindset

SQL / Analytics familiarity

Testing and observability

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve mobile experiences across some of Spotify’s most visible consumer surfaces.




• Contribute to the architecture and development of reusable mobile foundations, frameworks, and platform capabilities.




• Support and develop technical initiatives that improve scalability, performance, reliability, and developer experience across the Spotify app.




• Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, designers, and platform teams to shape product direction and technical strategy.




• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and drive quality through testing practices, observability, and operational excellence.




• Participate in experimentation and prototyping efforts tied to future-facing content and listening experiences.




• Explore modern engineering workflows, including AI-assisted development tools and emerging mobile technologies.




• Balance short-term product needs with long-term platform sustainability and technical health.




• Learn, grow, and contribute to Spotify's engineering culture through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and curiosity.

Qualifications

• You have experience developing Android applications using Kotlin.




• You are aware of how to build maintainable, scalable, reusable and well-tested software systems.




• You have experience collaborating with engineers and colleagues across disciplines.




• You care about code quality, testing, documentation, and long-term maintainability.




• You demonstrate curiosity, ownership, and a willingness to step outside your immediate area of expertise when needed.




• You are curious about using modern development tooling, including AI-assisted coding solutions.




• You bring a growth mindset and continuously look for opportunities to learn, improve systems, products, and team practices.




• You might have familiarity with SQL, analytics systems, or data engineering concepts.

Location and Working Arrangements

• We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! For this role, you can be within the EMEA region as long as we have a work location (excluding France due to on-call restrictions).


• This team operates within the Central European and GMT time zone for collaboration.

Equal Opportunity

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.